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5-3 Major vs 6-2 Major

by Richard Pavlicek

Table 1: 5-3 Major Table 2: 6-2 Major

A total of 10 cases occurred in 40,069 deals from 72 major events 1996-2014.
Cases with swings of 2+ IMPs are shown here, most recent first.

2012 USBC Quarterfinal, Segment 7					4 / 5-3 NS				4 / 6-2 NS
Case 1	9 8 A 10 3 K 7 4 2 8 7 5 2			Hurd West 2 3 NT Pass Lead 10 3 K J J Q A Q A	Meckstroth NORTH Pass Pass 4 Pass 2nd 2 2 3 6 10 K 2 K 5	Wooldridge East 1 2 NT Pass Dbl 3rd A 6 8 9 9 8 3 5 4	Rodwell South 1 3 4 AP 4th 4 5 A 7 4 7 8 2 6	Katz West 2 4 Lead 10 Q K 3 9 Q 3 A 2	Grue NORTH Pass 3 4 2nd 2 2 3 8 8 K 7 2	Nickell East 1 Pass AP 3rd A 6 8 K J A 8 5	Cheek South 2 3 4th 4 5 A 7 5 5 10 J
10 3 K A Q J 10 9 6 K 10 9 6			A 7 4 J 9 7 5 5 3 A Q J 3
Par -130 4 EW	K Q J 6 5 2 Q 8 6 4 2 8 4
4 / 6-2 +8		4 / 6-2 8-0		4 × S -3		-500		4 S -3		-150

2011 Bermuda Bowl Semifinal, Segment 5					4 / 5-3 NS				4 / 6-2 NS
Case 2	7 5 4 Q 9 7 4 3 2 8 K 6 4			Wooldridge West Pass Pass Lead 5 J 8 5 2 A 10 2 7	Stansby NORTH Pass 2 4 2nd 6 6 6 4 8 4 3 10 6	Hurd East Pass Pass AP 3rd Q 5 A 4 K 2 10 5	Martel South 1 3 4th 3 Q 3 7 A J J 9	Weinstein West Pass Pass AP Lead 2 Q J 6 K 4 9	Grue NORTH Pass 1 3 2nd 3 8 9 7 A 3 J	Levin East Pass Pass Pass 3rd A 7 K 6 2 6 3	J.Lall South 1 1 4 4th 4 A 8 5 8 2 5
Q 9 2 A 10 5 Q 10 4 3 A 9 5			10 6 J 8 J 9 7 6 Q 10 8 7 2
Par +620 4 NS	A K J 8 3 K 6 A K 5 2 J 3
4 / 6-2 +12		4 / 6-2 20-0		4 S -1		-100		4 N =		+620

2010 USBC Quarterfinal, Segment 7					4 / 5-3 NS				4 / 6-2 NS
Case 3	J 9 5 A 10 8 7 5 2 A J A 10			Zia West Pass AP Lead K 2 4 10 5 5 2	Chorush NORTH 1 2 2nd A K 2 10 Q 4 5	Hamman East Pass Pass 3rd 3 3 Q 7 A Q 6	Koneru South 1 4 4th 6 9 J 6 4 2 3	Harris West Pass AP Lead 4 2 4 5 6 A 9 10 6 K	Rodwell NORTH 1 2 2nd 2 K 3 4 2 6 8 3 7 J	Morgan East Pass Pass 3rd Q 3 J Q J 5 Q 5 Q 3	Meckstroth South 1 4 4th A 9 A 5 4 2 7 J 10 6
7 3 2 9 K Q 10 9 5 Q J 9 2			8 4 K J 6 4 8 7 4 3 K 6 4
Par +620 4 NS	A K Q 10 6 Q 3 6 2 8 7 5 3
4 / 5-3 +12		4 / 6-2 21-12		4 S =		+620		4 N -1		-100

2008 USBC Semifinal, Segment 5					4 / 5-3 NS				4 / 6-2 NS
Case 4	K Q J 9 7 3 K 8 3 4 A J 2			Nickell West Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass Lead 7 4 A K 2 3 8 4	Willenken North 1 NT 2 3 Rdbl 3 4 2nd A J 2 9 5 8 8 10	Freeman EAST Pass Pass Pass Dbl Pass Pass AP 3rd 9 Q 2 J 6 10 Q J	Welland South 1 2 2 NT Pass 3 4 4th 3 6 10 2 7 A 7 9	H.Weinstein West Pass Pass Pass Pass AP Lead K K 4 9 A 7 Q	Rodwell North 1 2 3 4 2nd 3 2 2 10 3 8	Garner EAST Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass 3rd 7 5 Q 2 4 7	Meckstroth South 1 2 2 NT 3 4 4th A A 10 J J 10
A 6 J 5 4 9 8 6 5 3 2 7 4			8 4 2 Q 2 J 10 K Q 9 8 6 5
Par +660 5 NT NS	10 5 A 10 9 7 6 A K Q 7 10 3
4 / 6-2 +13		4 / 6-2 34-12		4 S -1		-100		4 N +1		+650

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