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5-3 Major vs. 6-2 Major

by Richard Pavlicek

Choice of Game

Found 10 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. 2012 WC Qualifying, Rd 15, Bd 6

N deals N-S vul	A 10 6 A K J 10 9 4 2 K Q 3		West North East South West North East South Marina Zaleski Coldea Versace Bocchi Rotaru Madala Ghigheci 1 2 Pass 1 2 Dbl Pass Dbl Pass 3 4 4 AP 4 4 AP   Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th J 2 6 A K A 4 2 9 4 6 3 8 2 4 Q A K 2 3 6 9 10 9 K 6 8 7 A 5 3 7 Q A 9 2 K 6 2 2 5 10 4 3 K A 8 4 3 2 A 5 5 9 K 6 8 7   11 tricks claimed 10 5 4 5   11 tricks claimed
J 8 5 3 7 2 J 10 7 4 7 4 2		K Q 6 5 K Q 8 6 5 3 A 6 5
7BB6B = 52272 = Par NS +650	Q 9 7 4 2 8 3 A 9 J 10 9 8
5-3 Major 4 S +1 +650 Tie 0	6-2 Major   4 N +1 +650   Tie 0

2. 2012 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 7, Bd 98

N deals E-W vul	9 8 A 10 3 K 7 4 2 8 7 5 2		West North East South West North East South Hurd Meckstroth Wooldridge Rodwell Katz Grue Nickell Cheek Pass 1 1 Pass 1 2 2 Pass 2 NT 3 2 3 Pass 3 3 NT 4 Pass 4 4 4 AP Pass Pass Dbl AP   Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th 10 2 A 4 10 2 A 4 3 2 6 5 Q 2 6 5 K 3 8 A K 3 8 A J 6 9 7 3 8 K 7 J 10 9 4 9 8 J 5 Q K 8 7 Q K A 5 A 2 3 8 3 7 8 10 Q K 5 2 A 2 5 J A 5 4 6 2
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
38832 = 655AA = Par NS -130	K Q J 6 5 2 Q 8 6 4 2 8 4
5-3 Major 4 × S -3 -500 -8 0	6-2 Major   4 S -3 -150   +8 8

3. 2011 BB Semifinal, Seg 5, Bd 80

N deals N-S vul	7 5 4 Q 9 7 4 3 2 8 K 6 4		West North East South West North East South Wooldridge Stansby Hurd Martel Weinstein Grue Levin LallJ Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 3 Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 4 AP Pass 3 Pass 4 (AP)   Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th 5 6 Q 3 2 3 A 4 J 6 5 Q Q 8 7 A 8 6 A 3 J 9 K 8 5 4 4 7 6 7 6 5 2 8 K A K A 2 8 A 4 2 J 4 3 6 2 10 3 10 J 9 J 3 5 2 10 5 9   10 tricks claimed 7 6   9 tricks claimed
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
7AA67 = 63366 = Par NS +620	A K J 8 3 K 6 A K 5 2 J 3
5-3 Major 4 S -1 -100 -12 0	6-2 Major   4 N = +620   +12 20

4. 2011 Spingold Round of 16, Seg 1, Bd 3

E deals N-S vul	A 5 8 6 3 Q J 4 3 Q 9 7 6		West North East South West North East South Schwartz Lauria Kranyak Versace Cayne v.Prooijen Seamon Verhees Pass 1 2 Dbl 2 NT 4 Pass 4 Pass 4 (AP)   Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th A 6 4 6 7 3 A 2 5 4 9 8 K 2 3 Q
8 3 9 5 A 8 2 A J 10 8 3 2		Q 4 2 A 10 7 10 7 6 5 K 5 4
7BA76 = 52267 = Par NS +650	K J 10 9 7 6 K Q J 4 2 K 9 —
5-3 Major 4 S +1 +650 Tie 0	6-2 Major   4 S +1 +650   Tie 20

5. 2011 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 7, Bd 102

W deals E-W vul	9 7 6 A K Q 7 5 4 5 3 Q J		West North East South West North East South Hampson Kranyak Greco WolpertG Smith Diamond CohenB Platnick Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 3 Pass 2 Pass 4 (AP) Pass 3 Pass 4 (AP)   Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th J 3 6 A K A 4 3 3 K 6 2 3 6 A J 7 5 Q 2 K 10 9 2 6 7 2 J   11 tricks won 9 5 4 6 A 10 3 2 7   10 tricks claimed
K 8 6 2 J 10 8 7 4 10 5 3 2		A 8 5 2 J 10 K Q 9 6 9 8 6
ABB68 = 22272 = Par NS +450	Q J 10 4 3 9 3 A 2 A K 7 4
5-3 Major 4 S = +420 -1 0	6-2 Major   4 N +1 +450   +1 21

6. 2010 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 7, Bd 100

N deals Both vul	J 9 5 A 10 8 7 5 2 A J A 10		West North East South West North East South Zia Chorush Hamman Koneru Harris Rodwell Morgan Meckstroth 1 Pass 1 1 Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 4 (AP) Pass 2 Pass 4 (AP)   Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th K A 3 6 4 2 Q A 2 K 3 9 2 K 3 9 4 2 Q J 4 3 J A 10 10 7 6 5 4 Q 5 5 Q A 4 6 2 J 4 5 4 Q 2 A 6 5 2 2 5 6 3 9 8 Q 7   10 tricks claimed 10 3 5 J 6 7 Q 10 K J 3 6   9 tricks claimed
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
8A956 = 42376 = Par NS +620	A K Q 10 6 Q 3 6 2 8 7 5 3
5-3 Major 4 S = +620 +12 12	6-2 Major   4 N -1 -100   -12 21

7. 2008 USBC Semifinal, Seg 5, Bd 61

E deals Both vul	K Q J 9 7 3 K 8 3 4 A J 2		West North East South West North East South Nickell Willenken Freeman Welland WeinsteinH Rodwell Garner Meckstroth Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 2 Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass 3 Dbl Pass Pass 3 Pass 3 Pass Rdbl Pass 3 Pass 4 Pass 4 (AP) Pass 3 Pass 4 Pass 4 AP   Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th 7 A 9 3 K 3 7 A 4 J Q 6 K 2 5 A A 2 2 10 4 2 Q 10 K 9 J 2 9 10 2 J 2 5 6 7 A 3 4 J 3 8 10 A 7 8 7 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
BBA88 BBA87 11255 = Par NS +660	10 5 A 10 9 7 6 A K Q 7 10 3
5-3 Major 4 S -1 -100 -13 12	6-2 Major   4 N +1 +650   +13 34

8. 2007 Spingold Semifinal, Seg 3, Bd 43

S deals None vul	A J 7 K J 10 6 4 2 10 4 A 5		West North East South West North East South Soloway Willenken Hamman Welland Wrang Meckstroth Nilsson Rodwell 1 1 Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass 2 Pass 3 Pass 3 Pass 4 Pass 3 Pass 3 Pass 4 AP Pass 4 Pass 4 Pass 4 AP   Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th 3 5 10 Q 8 J K A 3 6 J K 2 7 A 3 K A 7 4 8 5 J Q 4 10 A 2 2 Q 3 5 7 8 Q 4 3 6 J K A 3 2 7   11 tricks claimed 8 5 K Q
10 6 9 5 3 Q 8 7 3 K 9 4 3		K 8 2 Q 7 K 5 2 10 8 7 6 2
BBC97 = 11126 = Par NS +980	Q 9 5 4 3 A 8 A J 9 6 Q J
5-3 Major 4 S +2 +480 +1 13	6-2 Major   4 N +1 +450   -1 34

9. 2001 USBC Playoff, Seg 3, Bd 35

S deals E-W vul	Q J 7 6 4 A Q J 9 6 4 A 9 —		West North East South West North East South Molson Rodwell Shenkin Meckstroth Soloway Granovetter Hamman Rubin 2 2 Pass 2 NT Pass 3 Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 3 Pass 3 Pass 3 Pass 3 NT Pass 4 Pass 4 (AP) Pass 4 AP   Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th 8 4 5 K Q A 6 4 5 8 Q K 4 K 5 10 7 10 10 6 A 3 8 6 Q 9 6 K 2 9 8 7   10 tricks claimed   10 tricks claimed
10 8 8 Q J 8 5 3 2 K 10 9 6		A K 2 7 5 3 2 10 7 6 5 4 3
AAA68 = 32174 = Par NS +430	9 5 3 K 10 K 4 A Q J 8 7 2
5-3 Major 4 S = +420 Tie 13	6-2 Major   4 S = +420   Tie 34

10. 1997 BB Final, Seg 6, Bd 82

S deals E-W vul	7 6 4 A K 10 9 4 2 10 7 9 8		West North East South West North East South Rodwell Levy Meckstroth Mari Chemla Freeman Perron Nickell 1 1 1 2 3 3 Pass 1 NT Pass 2 Pass 4 AP Pass 2 Pass 4 (AP)   Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th K 7 J Q 3 A 5 8 A 10 3 8 5 7 A 3 A 3 4 2 K J 6 8 A 4 8 2 9 2 Q 4 K 5 9 3   11 tricks claimed 7 J 6 J 5 9 4 4 K Q   11 tricks claimed
Q 3 8 7 A K 6 4 2 J 10 5 4		J 5 2 Q J 3 J 9 8 5 3 3 2
7BB6A = 62273 = Par NS +450	A K 10 9 8 6 5 Q A K Q 7 6
5-3 Major 4 S +1 +450 Tie 13	6-2 Major   4 N +1 +450   Tie 34

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