Yesterday I realized one really bad habit I have. Its this thing I do in my head.. where I predict what the villain is gonna do just based on what he had been doing lately. Like I'll make a bet and in my head I'll say "he's gonna raise me now". I mean, I don't think doing this kind of thing is that bad, but I feel like when I predict its gonna happen it makes it feel like its more of a bluff or something.

I don't know if that makes any sense or not.. but whatever the case may be, this guy had been raising me pretty often and in my head on the turn I told myself he was gonna raise me.. and he did. And I just insta was like "screw you and your stupid raises that I see coming.. and that makes no sense give the action and board.. so take this!".. with like AIR and NO fold equity and NO draw and its like OMG what am I doing?? AM I NUTS?

This is the stupid stupid spewfest of a hand:

Cryptologic
No Limit Holdem Ring game
Blinds: $5/$10
5 players
Converter

Stack sizes:
Hero: $960
CO: $955
Button: $1838.20
SB: $1820
BB: $1268.25

Pre-flop: (5 players) Hero is UTG with
Hero raises to $30, CO calls, 3 folds.

Flop: ($75, 2 players)
Hero bets $55, CO calls.

Turn: ($185, 2 players)
Hero bets $170, CO raises to $400, Hero raises all-in $875, CO calls all-in $470.
Uncalled bets: $5 returned to Hero.

River: ($1925, 0 player + 2 all-in - Main pot: $1925)


Results:
Final pot: $1925
Hero shows 9s Ts
CO shows 6d 6s


I think what I really need to start doing is STOPPING and THINKING before EVERY big decision at least. Too often I just do these quick insta decisions. Like above. If I woulda stopped and thought at least for a few more moments I would have realized his range was: mid pairs, heart draw, some spade draw, and overs and he's tryin to rep the Q or something. I think he'd probably raise 45, and hearts on the flop so maybe he somehow got there with spades (5s6s or something, As5s). In any event, if I stopped and thought about it I would have realized that his raised priced him in for any hand, even his draw hands for the most part and I wouldn't have stupidly stacked.

I would feel a lot better about this push if I had AK or something. At least then I'm ahead of his range if he has lots of draws or something.... I gotta at least beat a draw if I'm gonna pull this nonsense.

Stop and Think. Starting today every big decision I am forcing myself to stop and think for 5 seconds. I will definitely bluff a lot less if I force myself to do this.