[Lloyd]

I don't think his bet was pointless at all. I think it was actually fairly clever, although his subsequent insta-call might lead me to believe that the cleverness was unintended.

The bet was an amount that could be read as either a big hand or a weak hand. It also was enough that if I chose to play back it would be for all my chips. So for a small investment, he found out whether or not I was willing to play for my stack. It's a great sized bet IF you intend to fold to a push.