diff --git a/pyfpdb/Hand.py b/pyfpdb/Hand.py
index efa9c0b6..9ff78249 100644
--- a/pyfpdb/Hand.py
+++ b/pyfpdb/Hand.py
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ class Hand(object):
         self.starttime = 0
         self.handText = handText
         self.handid = 0
+        self.dbid_hands = 0
         self.tablename = ""
         self.hero = ""
         self.maxseats = None
@@ -218,8 +219,8 @@ db: a connected fpdb_db object"""
             # seats TINYINT NOT NULL,
             hh['seats'] = len(sqlids)
 
-            handid = db.storeHand(hh)
-            db.storeHandsPlayers(handid, sqlids, self.stats.getHandsPlayers())
+            self.dbid_hands = db.storeHand(hh)
+            db.storeHandsPlayers(self.dbid_hands, sqlids, self.stats.getHandsPlayers())
             # HandsActions - all actions for all players for all streets - self.actions
             # HudCache data can be generated from HandsActions (HandsPlayers?)
             # Tourneys ?
diff --git a/pyfpdb/fpdb_import.py b/pyfpdb/fpdb_import.py
index 5b5ddca0..bca7f94b 100644
--- a/pyfpdb/fpdb_import.py
+++ b/pyfpdb/fpdb_import.py
@@ -430,6 +430,11 @@ class Importer:
                     #try, except duplicates here?
                     #hand.prepInsert()
                     hand.insert(self.database)
+                    if self.callHud and hand.dbid_hands != 0:
+                        #print "DEBUG: call to HUD: handsId: %s" % hand.dbid_hands
+                        #pipe the Hands.id out to the HUD
+                        # print "fpdb_import: sending hand to hud", handsId, "pipe =", self.caller.pipe_to_hud
+                        self.caller.pipe_to_hud.stdin.write("%s" % (hand.dbid_hands) + os.linesep)
 
                 errors = getattr(hhc, 'numErrors')
                 stored = getattr(hhc, 'numHands')