That's a horrible flop when you have queens. I agree in your assessment that the pre-flop call there is likely to come from mid pockets or MAYBE suited connectors (but only a huge stack should be calling a raise with those). However, you also have to consider the possibility of a call from AK. Had your stack been bigger, I would have recommended making a 1/2 pot bet and then when you were called and/or raised you'd have a better idea of where you stood in the hand. However, given the size of your remaining stack vs. the pot, you really don't have that option - betting 1/2 pot commits you, so you might as well go all-in right there.
That said, your M is under ten when you start this hand (it's costing you 600 per round, you only have 5500 in chips) - anytime your M is under 10, all-in pre-flop is not a bad move at all, especially when you're UTG. You're likely to pick up the blinds, which pays for the blinds that are about to be on you.
I think you just got unlucky here, with the flop and the donkey calling your raise with such a hand. Unless he had an absolute monster stack, there's no justification for gambling like that.
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