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4-4 Major vs 6-2 Major

by Richard Pavlicek

Table 1: 4-4 Major Table 2: 6-2 Major

A total of 14 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 USBC Semifinal, Segment 5					4 / 4-4 NS				4 / 6-2 NS
Case 1	A Q 9 7 5 3 J 9 7 3 10 A 10			Lee West 4 AP Lead K A J 7 A	Katz North Dbl 2nd 10 3 2 K 8	Hamman EAST Pass Pass 3rd 2 6 4 5	Nickell South 1 4 4th 3 Q 6 5	Levin West 2 4 Lead A 6 K 5 K 2 A J	Bramley North 2 4 2nd 4 3 3 4 6 3 10 K	Weinstein EAST Pass 3 AP 3rd 6 A 4 J 7 A 4 5	Stansby South 1 Pass 4th 7 10 Q 2 8 5 5 8
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
Par +420 4 NS	K J Q 8 5 4 Q 3 K J 9 4 2
4 / 6-2 +10		4 / 6-2 10-0		4 S -1		-50		4 N =		+420

2012 World Championship Qualifying, Round 6					4 / 4-4 NS				4 / 6-2 NS
Case 2	Q 8 7 3 A 5 J 10 8 3 K Q 10			Meckstroth West Dbl Pass Lead A K A 6 3 2	Zmudzinski North Rdbl 4 2nd 3 8 10 10 5 9	Rodwell East 2 AP 3rd 5 9 2 7 A Q	Balicki SOUTH 1 2 4th 4 Q 7 2 6 J	Narkiewicz West Dbl Pass Lead A 6 2 5 Q 7	Zia North Rdbl 4 2nd 3 8 3 9 10 4	Buras East 3 AP 3rd 9 5 A K 3 Q	Hamman SOUTH 2 3 4th 4 Q 6 7 2 6
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
Par +620 4 South	A 10 4 2 K Q J 8 4 2 Q 4 7
4 / 6-2 +12		4 / 6-2 22-0		4 S -1		-100		4 S =		+620

2012 World Championship Qualifying, Round 6					4 / 4-4 NS				4 / 6-2 NS
Case 3	Q 8 7 3 A 5 J 10 8 3 K Q 10			Bertheau West Pass Pass Lead A K A 2 Q 6	Madala North 2 4 2nd 3 8 10 10 5 J	Cullin East Pass AP 3rd 9 5 2 7 2 J	Bocchi SOUTH 1 2 4th 4 Q 7 2 K A	Sementa West Dbl AP Lead A 6 7 6 5	Upmark North Rdbl 2nd 3 8 A Q 6	Duboin East 3 3rd 9 7 10 5 J	Nystrom SOUTH 2 4 4th 4 Q 2 2 3
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
Par +620 4 South	A 10 4 2 K Q J 8 4 2 Q 4 7
4 / 6-2 +13		4 / 6-2 35-0		4 S -2		-200		4 S +1		+650

2010 USBC Semifinal, Segment 6					4 / 4-4 NS				4 / 6-2 NS
Case 4	K 10 K 10 8 4 K J 10 7 9 8 6			Nickell West Pass Pass Pass AP Lead A 4 Q 4 9 A J 7 4 10	Weinstein NORTH Pass 1 NT 3 3 2nd 6 8 2 7 K Q 7 3 8 J	Katz East Pass Pass Dbl Pass 3rd 10 Q 4 K 5 10 8 A K 3	Levin South 1 2 Pass 4 4th J 3 6 5 5 6 9 2 5 6	Martel West Pass AP Lead 6 7 4 K A 5	Meckstroth NORTH 1 1 NT 2nd 10 5 7 9 Q 2	Stansby East Pass Pass 3rd 3 A K J 10 K	Rodwell South 1 4 4th 4 8 5 9 6 A
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
Par +650 5 NS	A J 8 4 3 2 Q 9 5 3 A 4 J
4 / 6-2 +12		4 / 6-2 47-0		4 S -1		-100		4 S =		+620

2007 Vanderbilt Round of 16, Segment 3					4 / 4-4 NS				4 / 6-2 NS
Case 5	A Q 10 8 A Q J 9 3 2 9 8 7 —			Kamil West 3 Pass AP Lead K 4 K A 8 A 2 5	Rosenberg North 3 4 2nd 7 7 3 5 4 2 4 J	Fleisher East Pass Pass 3rd 7 10 J 4 9 3 K Q	Zia SOUTH Pass 3 NT 4 4th A K 8 9 8 6 10	Weinstein West 3 Pass Pass Lead A K Q 8 3 2	Bramley North Dbl 3 4 2nd 3 5 10 A 6 4	Levin East 3 Pass AP 3rd J 4 K 6 10 10	Feldman SOUTH Pass Pass 4 4th 7 8 9 8 K J
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
Par -100 4 × NS -1	9 5 4 3 K 5 10 5 3 A 10 5 4
4 / 4-4 +10		4 / 6-2 47-11		4 S =		+420		4 N -1		-50

2004 Olympiad Quarterfinal, Segment 1					4 / 4-4 NS				4 / 6-2 NS
Case 6	7 2 K J 9 2 Q 8 2 A Q 10 7			Khan West Pass 2 Pass AP Lead 5 2 4 3 7 K 5	Lauria NORTH 1 1 NT Pass 3 2nd A 5 6 7 A 4 6	Jafer East Pass Dbl Pass Pass 3rd 8 K J 10 3 7 A	Versace South 1 Rdbl 2 4 4th 9 4 Q K 9 2 8	Fantoni West Pass AP Lead 10 J 3 7 Q 8 4 A	Allana NORTH 1 1 NT 2nd J 4 5 5 3 3 7 8	Nunes East Pass Pass 3rd Q 2 6 K 7 2 K 4	Fazli South 1 4 4th A A 9 9 10 2 8 4
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
Par +140 3 NS	K Q J 8 6 3 A 7 5 4 9 6 4 —
4 / 6-2 +12		4 / 6-2 59-11		4 S -1		-100		4 S =		+620

2004 Olympiad Quarterfinal, Segment 1					4 / 4-4 NS				4 / 6-2 NS
Case 7	K Q J 8 6 3 A 7 5 4 9 6 4 —			Mesbur West Pass Pass Pass Lead 2 A 2 4 7 K 10 2	Schollaardt North 1 2 4 2nd 4 8 5 6 A 9 Q 8	Fitzgibbon East Pass Pass AP 3rd 5 6 K K 3 3 10 A	Drijver SOUTH 1 1 NT 2 4th 7 3 9 3 4 2 J 7	Brink West Pass Pass Pass Lead 10 K J K 5 10	McGann North 1 3 4 2nd J 4 9 6 9 Q	v.Prooijen East Pass Pass AP 3rd Q 2 7 3 A 10	Hanlon SOUTH 1 1 NT 3 NT 4th A 5 A 2 8 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
Par +140 3 NS	7 2 K J 9 2 Q 8 2 A Q 10 7
4 / 4-4 +12		4 / 6-2 59-23		4 S =		+620		4 N -1		-100

2003 Bermuda Bowl Quarterfinal, Segment 2					4 / 4-4 NS				4 / 6-2 NS
Case 8	A Q 10 8 K Q J 6 4 3 7 K 7			Trendafilov WEST 1 3 Pass Lead K 9 10 A Q J 3 J 9 K 4	Helgemo North 1 4 4 2nd 7 5 6 3 7 8 10 A Q 4	Karaivanov East Pass Pass AP 3rd 3 K 4 2 2 10 5 7 9 2	Helness South 1 4 4th A A 10 7 3 5 6 2 5 8	Saelensminde WEST 1 Pass AP Lead 2 3 7 2 Q 10 K 4 9 A 8 5	Gunev North Dbl 3 2nd 10 K 3 5 A 2 8 10 J 3 4 Q	Brogeland East Pass Pass 3rd A 4 A J 9 8 5 6 Q 2 K Q	Stamatov South 2 4 4th 7 J 4 7 5 3 6 8 6 7 9 6
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
Par +420 4 NS	K 9 5 2 9 2 A J 6 5 2 J 10
4 / 4-4 +10		4 / 6-2 59-33		4 S =		+420		4 N -1		-50

1998 Team Trials Semifinal, Segment 5					4 / 4-4 NS				4 / 6-2 NS
Case 9	A 7 6 4 A K Q 10 8 4 — J 9 4			Soloway West Pass Pass Lead 2 6 4 8 A 6 A 4 4	Stansby North 1 4 2nd 4 2 10 9 7 J 3 9 8	Hamman East Pass AP 3rd K A J K 2 Q 3 J 7	Martel SOUTH Pass 1 4th A 5 K 3 J 6 2 3 7	Lair West Pass Pass Pass Lead 10 4 A	Freeman North 1 3 4 2nd J 5 2	Schwartz East 2 Pass AP 3rd Q J 4	Nickell SOUTH Pass Dbl 3 NT 4th A 2
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
Par +140 3 NS	J 9 8 3 J 6 A J 5 4 Q 7 3
4 / 6-2 +11		4 / 6-2 70-33		4 S -2		-100		4 N =		+420

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