Why do I get possessed by an idiot from time to time?

You play all of the time, you spend a good chunk of the time you don't play talking and writing about poker....and yet, you still find ways to play stupid.

Last night, I'm playing in the midnight $10 MTT at UB. We're at the 150/300 level and I'm cruising along with around 4500 in chips (about average) with 90 people or so left (out of 390). I'm dealt AK in the cutoff. UTG bets out 700 and is called by MP. I sit there for a minute. I know I'm behind and this might be a good hand to just get away from, but noooooooooooo, I decide to fire at it and reraise to 2000. UTG moves all in (he has me covered) and at this point I make another brilliant decision and call.

Now, the good news is that he had QQ, so it ends up being a coinflip. However, I don't like coinflips because I hardly ever win one. Guess what. My track record holds up as it goes rag-rag-rag-rag...and just to add insult to injury.....queen.

There are so many other ways I could have played this...or not played it at all. I felt so good about how I had played and do a bonehead thing like this.

I want an bigger MTT so bad I can taste it....it will happen.....just don't know when.