Betting the pot.

[Seb86]

Turning stone 1/2 NL.

On the turn I annonce that I am betting the pot and put a stack of 100$ (pot was arround 70 - 80) and says after having already said "pot" "I am betting whatever there is in the pot".

Dealer annonces a bet of 100$ and I say that I did say pot clearly and loudly twice. He answered that its a NL game and a pot bet is not valid so the bet is what I put in front of me which was 100$.

Well by the time we talked about it the others players folded so I didnt care to ask the floor but what do you think would have been his rulling ?