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P - proceed or play (or, perhaps, pray) but be prepared to stop and make
C. A. M. P. again if something startling happens.

An Example or two!

In the hand below you are East. You notice that you have 22 points
and partner has 8. Great, 30 points between you. Should be enough for
game.
Dummy You - declarer
Í A K J 3 Í Q 2
Ì 7 6 4 2 Ì A K Q
Ë 5 2 Ë A K 4 3
Ê 9 7 6 Ê A 10 8 3

Okay, don’t rush, make C. A. M. P.
C Count your top tricks by power. Spades - 4 but remember
“honours from the short hand first”. Hearts - 3. Diamonds - 2.
Clubs - 1. Total -10 quite enough for game.
A Add slow tricks by power - 0. Tricks by length - 1 if your
opponents hearts break 3-3. Tricks by position - 0.
M Manage the hand. We have already mention that we should play
“honours from the short hand first” in spades but we must realise
that the only time that we will be in dummy is when we are playing
spades. Therefore, we must cash our hearts first and carefully
watch to see if they break 3-3. Now when we cash the spades we
can also cash the last heart. (This is hard and if you missed it do
not worry - YET).
P Play the hand for as many overtricks as possible.

Let us do another. Again you are East.

Dummy You
Í K Q 5 Í A 9 7
Ì K 8 Ì A Q J 5
Ë A J 7 6 Ë K Q 5
Ê J 10 5 4 Ê Q 7 6

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