Overbet Much?

We arrived at Keith Sexton's tabled and there was 1,200 chips in the pot with the board reading . Sexton's opponent bet 7,500 (yes, 7,500) before it was Sexton's turn to act. He thought about his decision for a bit and then moved all in for about 18,000. His opponent folded and Sexton won the pot to move to 27,000 in chips.