Re: QQ gets attacked on flop
In my experience playing middle limits, 95% of the players who make a speech in the middle of a hand aren't bluffing, and have some sort of strong hand and want your action. For the other 5%, patter is just part of their "fog of war" style, and they will talk throughout a hand whether they have the goods or not. You state the villain is a well-known LAG, and it from your description I would guess he's part of this other 5%, and uses his mouth to help him gain control of the hand (as he did here).
Personally, based on your description, I would have raised the turn, and kept raising if reraised. If he is LAG, there are a lot of hands that he will play fast that you can beat (88, 99, AT, JJ, JTs, etc.) Obviously, he could have you crushed with AA, KK, a set, or even a flopped straight, but I think in this situation you are ahead of this type of player much more often than behind.
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