James Gets Barnum to Fold Queens

Action picked up preflop in a hand between Miles Barnum in middle position and Ronald James in the big blind. When PokerNews got to the table, Barnum was facing a five-bet shove after having four-bet.

"Will you show if I fold?" asked Barnum, faced with a tough decision for his tournament life.

"That's kind of who I am," James said as he nodded that he would indeed show.

"Second question, would you do this with ace-king?" prodded Barnum.

"That I can't answer," replied James.

Barnum thought for a moment, ultimately arriving at a fold, tabling pocket queens. James was a man of his word and showed pocket tens to take down the pot and dodge disaster.

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