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4-4 Major vs 5-3 Major

by Richard Pavlicek

Table 1: 4-4 Major Table 2: 5-3 Major

A total of 34 cases occurred in 40,069 deals from 72 major events 1996-2014.
Cases with swings of 2+ IMPs are shown here, most recent first.

2014 Spingold Round of 32, Segment 4					4 / 4-4 NS				4 / 5-3 NS
Case 1	A K J 7 2 9 7 4 3 K 10 K 8			Zhuang West Pass Pass Pass Lead 2 A 2 6 4	Kalita North 1 2 4 2nd 8 7 5 A 8	H.Shi East Pass Pass AP 3rd J 3 K 4 A	Nowosadzki SOUTH 1 1 NT 2 4th 10 K 3 5	Jagniewski West Pass Pass Pass Lead 2 Q 10 5 K 3 2 10 Q 9	Z.Shi North 1 2 4 2nd A 3 8 6 4 8 3 J 7 2	Gawel East Pass Pass AP 3rd K 2 7 A 7 J K A 7 9	Ju SOUTH 1 1 NT 2 4th 4 4 6 9 9 5 6 5 8 J
9 8 6 3 K 7 5 3 Q 5 4 3 2			4 Q 10 8 2 J 8 6 4 A J 9 6
Par +460 5 NT North	Q 10 5 A J 6 5 A Q 9 2 10 7
4 / 5-3 +11		4 / 5-3 11-0		4 S -1		-50		4 N +1		+450

2013 Bermuda Bowl Qualifying, Round 11					4 / 4-4 NS				4 / 5-3 NS
Case 2	A K J 8 A K Q 7 2 A 3 A 9			Apteker West Pass Pass Pass AP Lead 2 K J	Kranyak North 2 2 3 2nd A Q	Gower East Pass Pass Pass 3rd 3 6	G.Wolpert SOUTH Pass 2 2 4 4th 4 5	Weinstein West Pass Pass AP Lead 6 Q A K A 3 10 3	Bosenberg North 2 2 2nd 8 3 4 2 3 4 5 J	Levin East Pass Pass 3rd Q 5 6 8 4 K 8 K	Eber SOUTH Pass 2 4 4th A 9 10 J 2 8 Q 9
7 5 2 J 10 9 Q J 9 8 K Q 5			Q 3 4 3 10 7 4 10 7 6 4 3 2
Par +1510 7 NS	10 9 6 4 8 6 5 K 6 5 2 J 8
4 / 4-4 +2		4 / 5-3 11-3		4 S +3		+510		4 N +1		+450

2012 World Championship Final, Segment 8					4 / 4-4 NS				4 / 5-3 NS
Case 3	10 9 4 2 K Q 7 6 4 7 K 4 2			Petersson WEST 2 Pass Pass Lead K 5 9 2 Q 3 8	Zmudzinski North Pass 3 4 2nd 7 10 2 3 10 2	Ahlesved East Pass Pass AP 3rd 6 K 4 Q J 3	Buras South Dbl 3 4th A A 2 A 3 4	Zaremba WEST 1 Dbl Pass Lead 6 J Q Q 10 2 Q J 5	Upmark North 1 2 4 2nd A 6 A 4 J 10 K 4 8	Zak East 1 Pass AP 3rd K 2 4 9 A K 3 6 Q	Nystrom South 2 3 4th 7 8 3 2 6 A 2 3 8
6 5 3 10 K Q J 10 8 4 A 9 6			Q J A 9 8 3 9 6 10 8 7 5 3
Par +620 4 NS	A K 8 7 J 5 2 A 5 3 2 Q J
4 / 5-3 +14		4 / 5-3 25-3		4 S -3		-300		4 N =		+620

2012 World Championship Round of 16, Segment 5					4 / 4-4 NS				4 / 5-3 NS
Case 4	A J 8 7 Q 10 6 5 3 7 K 6 4			Miles West 3 Pass Lead A Q 4 3 3 4 6 A 3 2	Helness North Dbl 4 2nd 4 K A 6 K 8 9 5 7 5	Korbel East Pass AP 3rd 10 4 5 J 10 10 J 2 A 8	Helgemo SOUTH 1 3 4th 7 3 7 K 6 J 7 2 9	Nunes West Pass 3 Pass Lead 6 3 2 10 Q K	L'Ecuyer North 1 Dbl 4 2nd A J 9 3 K	Fantoni East Pass Pass AP 3rd 4 A 10 A 7	Demuy SOUTH 1 1 4 4th 2 8 K 4 7
6 9 8 J 10 5 A Q J 9 8 5 2			K 10 5 4 K J 7 Q 8 6 4 3 10
Par +140 3 North	Q 9 3 2 A 4 2 A K 9 2 7 3
4 / 5-3 +3		4 / 5-3 28-3		4 S -2		-200		4 S -1		-100

2012 World Championship Round of 16, Segment 4					4 / 4-4 NS				4 / 5-3 NS
Case 5	K 7 5 2 10 8 5 J 10 A K 8 6			Kokten WEST Pass Pass Pass AP Lead 4 2 3 2 3 Q 7 K 7 6 8	Zaleski North Pass 2 3 2nd 10 K 4 Q A 2 3 9 3 5 6	O.Aker East Pass Pass Pass 3rd A 5 K 8 4 6 A 2 9 9 K	Versace South 1 2 4 4th 8 J 6 10 5 4 5 J A 7 Q	Bocchi WEST Pass Pass AP Lead 4 2 A 8 8 J 9 6	Gur North Pass 2 2nd 10 K 4 4 9 6 10	Madala East Pass Pass 3rd A 5 5 K 2 4 2	Yilmaz South 1 4 4th 8 J 3 6 Q Q Q
A 10 4 Q 4 Q 7 6 5 4 J 3 2			Q 6 9 6 3 A 9 3 2 10 9 5 4
Par +620 4 NS	J 9 8 3 A K J 7 2 K 8 Q 7
4 / 4-4 +12		4 / 5-3 28-15		4 S =		+620		4 S -1		-100

2012 World Championship Round of 16, Segment 4					4 / 4-4 NS				4 / 5-3 NS
Case 6	J 9 8 3 A K J 7 2 K 8 Q 7			Smirnov West Pass Pass Pass Lead 9 3 2 2 7 A 5 K	Carroll North 1 2 4 2nd Q 4 Q K J 4 3 Q	Piekarek EAST Pass Pass Pass AP 3rd 3 K 8 4 K 8 A	Garvey South 1 1 2 4th 6 6 10 10 5 2 4	McGann West 1 Pass AP Lead 5 2 7 5 3 A J 3 8	Rehder North 1 2 2nd J K 2 3 6 4 4 2 A	Hanlon EAST Pass Dbl 3 3rd A 6 K J 5 8 2 4 5	Gromoeller South Pass 2 4 4th 8 10 4 Q Q 6 Q 8 6
Q 6 9 6 3 A 9 3 2 10 9 5 4			A 10 4 Q 4 Q 7 6 5 4 J 3 2
Par +620 4 NS	K 7 5 2 10 8 5 J 10 A K 8 6
4 / 4-4 +13		Even 28-28		4 S +1		+650		4 N -1		-100

2012 USBC Semifinal, Segment 6					4 / 4-4 NS				4 / 5-3 NS
Case 7	7 6 4 3 K 5 2 K J J 8 7 4			Zia West Pass Pass AP Lead 3 3 6 2 4	H.Lall NORTH Pass 2 3 2nd K 2 2 5 10	Hamman East Pass Pass Pass 3rd 8 5 10 K Q	Milner South 1 2 4 4th 4 J A 3 A	J.Lall West Pass Pass AP Lead 3 4 7 Q 6 3 3 3 9	Meckstroth NORTH Pass 2 3 2nd K 6 2 6 5 2 2 7 J	Bathurst East Pass Pass Pass 3rd 8 K 10 5 J 7 Q Q 6	Rodwell South 1 2 4 4th 4 A A 4 Q K A 9 10
A J 7 6 3 8 7 5 A 10 5 3 2			K 10 2 10 8 Q 10 9 4 3 Q 9 6
Par +140 3 NS	Q 9 8 5 A Q J 9 4 A 6 2 K
4 / 4-4 +2		4 / 4-4 30-28		4 S -1		-50		4 S -2		-100

2010 USBC Quarterfinal, Segment 2					4 / 4-4 NS				4 / 5-3 NS
Case 8	Q 8 6 3 A K J K 5 4 3 6 3			Woolsey West 2 Pass AP Lead 7 Q 3 5 J A	Weinstein NORTH 1 Dbl 3 2nd A 9 J 7 3 3	Stewart East Pass Pass Pass 3rd 6 4 A K 8	Levin South 1 2 4 4th 4 2 7 2 10	Fleisher West 2 AP Lead 2 3 7 4 3 8 J 3 J J	Robinson NORTH 1 Dbl 2nd Q 4 8 7 9 9 6 10 2 8	Kamil East Pass Pass 3rd 9 5 J A 5 K 9 4 10 A	Boyd South 1 4 4th 5 7 K 3 2 2 6 10 6 5
10 7 2 7 A 8 6 2 A Q 10 9 7			J 9 10 6 3 2 Q J 10 9 7 J 4
Par +650 5 South	A K 5 4 Q 9 8 5 4 — K 8 5 2
4 / 4-4 +13		4 / 4-4 45-28		4 S +1		+650		4 S -2		-200

2008 World Championship Quarterfinal, Segment 3					4 / 4-4 NS				4 / 5-3 NS
Case 9	Q J 9 8 2 A K Q 9 2 A 10 3			L.Yang West 1 NT Pass AP Lead 4 K Q 2 8 8 9 K 2	Aa North 2 3 2nd A 3 10 4 9 6 4 A 5	Dai EAST Pass Pass Pass 3rd 6 3 6 K 7 3 4 5 K	Molberg South Pass 2 4 4th 2 7 5 A 5 7 10 9 A	Helgemo West 1 Pass Lead 6 J 4 5 8 2 2	M.Shi North 1 4 2nd 2 4 A 4 6 3 3	Helness EAST Pass 3 AP 3rd 10 3 10 K 6 K Q	Zhuang South Pass 3 4th Q A 3 A 5 A 9
A 7 5 10 8 7 4 A J 9 K J 2			10 4 6 10 7 5 4 3 Q 8 7 6 5
Par +420 4 NS	K 6 3 J 5 3 2 K Q 8 6 9 4
4 / 4-4 +10		4 / 4-4 56-28		4 S =		+420		4 N -1		-50

2005 Bermuda Bowl Qualifying, Round 7					4 / 4-4 NS				4 / 5-3 NS
Case 10	Q J 9 8 K 6 3 K 10 9 3 6 5			Villas-Boas West Pass Pass Lead 7 2 Q 8 9 J	Marston North 1 4 2nd 10 7 3 7 K 5	Chagas East Pass AP 3rd Q K 2 4 A 9	Thomson SOUTH 1 2 4th A 5 5 6 4 4	Nunn West Pass AP Lead 6 3 2 6 A J 8 9 10	Mello North 2 2nd Q 5 7 9 8 7 7 K 8	Hans East Pass 3rd 3 J K A 3 K 4 A J	Janz SOUTH 1 4 4th 2 4 Q 9 2 6 5 4
6 5 9 7 4 8 7 5 A Q 10 8 4			K 7 3 Q 5 Q 6 4 2 J 9 3 2
Par +990 6 NT South	A 10 4 2 A J 10 8 2 A J K 7
4 / 4-4 +2		4 / 4-4 58-28		4 S +3		+510		4 S +1		+450

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2005 Bermuda Bowl Qualifying, Round 7					4 / 4-4 NS				4 / 5-3 NS
Case 11	Q J 9 8 K 6 3 K 10 9 3 6 5			M.Shi West Lead 5	Bertheau North	Zhuang East	Nystrom SOUTH	Fredin West Pass AP Lead 6 3 2 6 A J J 10 2 5	Fu North 2 2nd Q 5 4 3 8 5 K 4 8 2	Lindkvist East Pass 3rd 7 J K A 3 K A 8 9 K	Zhao SOUTH 1 4 4th 4 7 Q 9 2 4 5 3 6
6 5 9 7 4 8 7 5 A Q 10 8 4			K 7 3 Q 5 Q 6 4 2 J 9 3 2
Par +990 6 NT South	A 10 4 2 A J 10 8 2 A J K 7
4 / 4-4 +2		4 / 4-4 60-28		4 S +3		+510		4 S +1		+450

2005 USBC Semifinal, Segment 6					4 / 4-4 NS				4 / 5-3 NS
Case 12	K Q 9 7 4 A Q 10 4 10 8 8 2			Stewart West Pass Pass Lead K 3 10 10 2 3 3 A	Rosenberg North 2 4 2nd 2 K 5 8 J 7 J 7	Woolsey East Pass AP 3rd 7 5 9 A 8 J Q 5	Zia SOUTH 1 NT 2 4th 6 10 Q 9 4 2 6 K	Fallenius West Pass Pass Lead 2 10 J K 10 9 4	Feldman North 1 4 2nd A 5 3 8 2 J 7	Welland East Pass AP 3rd 3 7 Q 2 A Q 3	Bramley SOUTH 1 2 4th 4 5 6 7 3 6 8
3 K J 8 Q 7 6 3 K Q 10 5 3			8 6 5 2 7 6 5 4 2 A J 7 4
Par +450 5 NS	A J 10 9 5 3 2 A K J 9 9 6
4 / 5-3 +10		4 / 4-4 60-38		4 S -1		-50		4 N =		+420

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