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4-4 Major vs. 6-2 Major

by Richard Pavlicek

Choice of Game

Found 14 comparisons in 40,069 deals from 72 major events 1996-2014.
First and last, and all swings of 5+ IMPs in between, are shown here.
Deals are rotated as needed to align comparison criteria to N-S.

1. 2014 USBC Semifinal, Seg 5, Bd 75			West Lee 4 Pass Lead K A J 7 A	North Katz Dbl Pass 2nd 10 3 2 K 8	East Hamman Pass Pass Pass 3rd 2 6 4 5	South Nickell 1 4 4th 3 Q 6 5	West Levin 2 4 Lead A 6 K 5 K 2 A J	North Bramley 2 4 2nd 4 3 3 4 6 3 10 K	East Weinstein Pass 3 All Pass 3rd 6 A 4 J 7 A 4 5	South Stansby 1 Pass 4th 7 10 Q 2 8 5 5 8
E deals None vul	A Q 9 7 5 3 J 9 7 3 10 A 10
6 2 6 A K J 9 8 7 5 Q 6 3		10 8 4 A K 10 2 6 4 2 8 7 5
49A49 = 52284 22282 Par NS +420	K J Q 8 5 4 Q 3 K J 9 4 2
4-4 Major 4 South -1 -50  0	6-2 Major   4 North =   +420 +10 10

2. 2012 WC Qual, Rd 6, Bd 21			West Meckstroth Dbl Pass Lead A K A 6 3 2	North Zmudzinski Rdbl 4 2nd 3 8 10 10 5 9	East Rodwell 2 All Pass 3rd 5 9 2 7 A Q	South Balicki 1 2 4th 4 Q 7 2 6 J	West Narkiewicz Dbl Pass Lead A 6 2 5 Q 7	North Zia Rdbl 4 2nd 3 8 3 9 10 4	East Buras 3 All Pass 3rd 9 5 A K 3 Q	South Hamman 2 3 4th 4 Q 6 7 2 6
S deals N-S vul	Q 8 7 3 A 5 J 10 8 3 K Q 10
K 9 6 10 7 3 A K 6 2 A 8 4		J 5 9 6 9 7 5 J 9 6 5 3 2
99986 99A86 34347 = Par NS +620	A 10 4 2 K Q J 8 4 2 Q 4 7
4-4 Major 4 South -1 -100  0	6-2 Major   4 South =   +620 +12 22

3. 2012 WC Qual, Rd 6, Bd 21			West Bertheau Pass Pass Lead A K A 2 Q 6	North Madala 2 4 2nd 3 8 10 10 5 J	East Cullin Pass All Pass 3rd 9 5 2 7 2 J	South Bocchi 1 2 4th 4 Q 7 2 K A	West Sementa Dbl Pass Lead A 6 7 6 5	North Upmark Rdbl Pass 2nd 3 8 A Q 6	East Duboin 3 Pass 3rd 9 7 10 5 J	South Nystrom 2 4 4th 4 Q 2 2 3
S deals N-S vul	Q 8 7 3 A 5 J 10 8 3 K Q 10
K 9 6 10 7 3 A K 6 2 A 8 4		J 5 9 6 9 7 5 J 9 6 5 3 2
99986 99A86 34347 = Par NS +620	A 10 4 2 K Q J 8 4 2 Q 4 7
4-4 Major 4 South -2 -200  0	6-2 Major   4 South +1   +650 +13 35

4. 2010 USBC Semifinal, Seg 6, Bd 90			West Nickell Pass Pass Pass All Pass Lead A 4 Q 4 9 A J 7	North Weinstein Pass 1 NT 3 3 2nd 6 8 2 7 K Q 7 3	East Katz Pass Pass Dbl Pass 3rd 10 Q 4 K 5 10 8 A	South Levin 1 2 Pass 4 4th J 3 6 5 5 6 9 2	West Martel Pass Pass Lead 6 7 4 K A 5	North Meckstroth 1 1 NT Pass 2nd 10 5 7 9 Q 2	East Stansby Pass Pass Pass 3rd 3 A K J 10 K	South Rodwell 1 4 4th 4 8 5 9 6 A
N deals Both vul	K 10 K 10 8 4 K J 10 7 9 8 6
Q 7 7 2 Q 9 8 6 2 A 7 5 4		9 6 5 A J 6 5 3 K Q 10 3 2
7BB76 = 41257 = Par NS +650	A J 8 4 3 2 Q 9 5 3 A 4 J
4-4 Major 4 South -1 -100  0	6-2 Major   4 South =   +620 +12 47

7. 2007 Vanderbilt Rd of 16, Seg 3, Bd 43			West Kamil 3 Pass All Pass Lead K 4 K A 8 A 2 5	North Rosenberg 3 4 2nd 7 7 3 5 4 2 4 J	East Fleisher Pass Pass 3rd 7 10 J 4 9 3 K Q	South Zia Pass 3 NT 4 4th A K 8 9 8 6 10	West Weinstein 3 Pass Pass Lead A K Q 8 3 2	North Bramley Dbl 3 4 2nd 3 5 10 A 6 4	East Levin 3 Pass All Pass 3rd J 4 K 6 10 10	South Feldman Pass Pass 4 4th 7 8 9 8 K J
S deals None vul	A Q 10 8 A Q J 9 3 2 9 8 7 —
J 7 6 10 J 4 K Q J 9 6 3 2		K 2 8 7 6 4 A K Q 6 2 8 7
88962 = 5436A 5336A Par EW +100	9 5 4 3 K 5 10 5 3 A 10 5 4
4-4 Major 4 South = +420 +10 11	6-2 Major   4 North -1   -50  47

8. 2004 Olympiad Qtrfinal, Seg 1, Bd 10			West Khan Pass 2 Pass All Pass Lead 5 2 4 3 7 K 5	North Lauria 1 1 NT Pass 3 2nd A 5 6 7 A 4 6	East Jafer Pass Dbl Pass Pass 3rd 8 K J 10 3 7 A	South Versace 1 Rdbl 2 4 4th 9 4 Q K 9 2 8	West Fantoni Pass Pass Lead 10 J 3 7 Q 8 4 A	North Allana 1 1 NT Pass 2nd J 4 5 5 3 3 7 8	East Nunes Pass Pass Pass 3rd Q 2 6 K 7 2 K 4	South Fazli 1 4 4th A A 9 9 10 2 8 4
N deals Both vul	7 2 K J 9 2 Q 8 2 A Q 10 7
9 4 10 6 A J 10 7 3 6 5 4 3		A 10 5 Q 8 3 K 5 K J 9 8 2
89965 = 33368 34378 Par NS +140	K Q J 8 6 3 A 7 5 4 9 6 4 —
4-4 Major 4 South -1 -100  11	6-2 Major   4 South =   +620 +12 59

9. 2004 Olympiad Qtrfinal, Seg 1, Bd 10			West Mesbur Pass Pass Pass Lead 2 A 2 4 7 K 10 2	North Schollaardt 1 2 4 2nd 4 8 5 6 A 9 Q 8	East Fitzgibbon Pass Pass All Pass 3rd 5 6 K K 3 3 10 A	South Drijver 1 1 NT 2 4th 7 3 9 3 4 2 J 7	West Brink Pass Pass Pass Lead 10 K J K 5 10	North McGann 1 3 4 2nd J 4 9 6 9 Q	East v.Prooijen Pass Pass All Pass 3rd Q 2 7 3 A 10	South Hanlon 1 1 NT 3 NT 4th A 5 A 2 8 4
S deals Both vul	K Q J 8 6 3 A 7 5 4 9 6 4 —
A 10 5 Q 8 3 K 5 K J 9 8 2		9 4 10 6 A J 10 7 3 6 5 4 3
89965 = 34378 33368 Par NS +140	7 2 K J 9 2 Q 8 2 A Q 10 7
4-4 Major 4 South = +620 +12 23	6-2 Major   4 North -1   -100  59

11. 2003 BB Qtrfinal, Seg 2, Bd 22			West Trendafilov 1 3 Pass Lead K 9 10 A Q J 3 J 9 K	North Helgemo 1 4 4 2nd 7 5 6 3 7 8 10 A Q 4	East Karaivanov Pass Pass All Pass 3rd 3 K 4 2 2 10 5 7 9 2	South Helness 1 4 4th A A 10 7 3 5 6 2 5 8	West Saelensminde 1 Pass Pass Lead 2 3 7 2 Q 10 K 4 9 A	North Gunev Dbl 3 Pass 2nd 10 K 3 5 A 2 8 10 J 3	East Brogeland Pass Pass Pass 3rd A 4 A J 9 8 5 6 Q 2	South Stamatov 2 4 4th 7 J 4 7 5 3 6 8 6 7
W deals E-W vul	A Q 10 8 K Q J 6 4 3 7 K 7
7 5 K Q 9 8 4 A Q 8 6 5 3		J 6 4 3 A 10 8 7 10 3 9 4 2
7AA74 = 52369 53369 Par NS +420	K 9 5 2 9 2 A J 6 5 2 J 10
4-4 Major 4 South = +420 +10 33	6-2 Major   4 North -1   -50  59

13. 1998 USBC Semifinal, Seg 5, Bd 73			West Soloway Pass Pass Lead 2 6 4 8 A 6 A 4 4	North Stansby 1 4 2nd 4 2 10 9 7 J 3 9 8	East Hamman Pass All Pass 3rd K A J K 2 Q 3 J 7	South Martel Pass 1 4th A 5 K 3 J 6 2 3 7	West Lair Pass Pass Pass Lead 10 4 A	North Freeman 1 3 4 2nd J 5 2	East Schwartz 2 Pass All Pass 3rd Q J 4	South Nickell Pass Dbl 3 NT 4th A 2
S deals E-W vul	A 7 6 4 A K Q 10 8 4 — J 9 4
K Q 5 2 7 3 2 Q 10 8 2 8 2		10 9 5 K 9 7 6 3 A K 10 6 5
89955 = 33386 = Par NS +140	J 9 8 3 J 6 A J 5 4 Q 7 3
4-4 Major 4 South -2 -100  33	6-2 Major   4 North =   +420 +11 70

14. 1997 BB Qual, Rd 4, Bd 6			West Zmudzinski Pass Pass Pass All Pass Lead Q 3	North Dalal 2 2 4 2nd 10 A	East Balicki Pass Pass Pass Pass 3rd 8 7	South Padhye 1 NT 2 2 NT 4 4th 6 4	West Shivdasani Pass Pass Pass Lead 3 J 7 A Q 10 9 4	North Romanski 1 2 4 2nd K 7 4 6 3 6 8 2	East Ghose Pass Pass Pass All Pass 3rd 6 2 J 3 6 9 8 2	South Kowalski 1 1 NT 2 4th 5 K A 5 8 2 3 5
E deals E-W vul	A Q 10 9 4 2 A J 5 4 4 A 10
8 7 5 6 Q 10 7 5 Q J 5 3 2		K 6 10 7 3 2 K 8 6 3 K 8 7
8AB65 = 22177 = Par NS +450	J 3 K Q 9 8 A J 9 2 9 6 4
4-4 Major 4 South +1 +450 = 33	6-2 Major   4 North +1   +450 = 70

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