diff --git a/pyfpdb/Hand.py b/pyfpdb/Hand.py
index 0bd08470..db6b0620 100644
--- a/pyfpdb/Hand.py
+++ b/pyfpdb/Hand.py
@@ -504,12 +504,13 @@ For sites (currently only Carbon Poker) which record "all in" as a special actio
         log.debug("%s %s antes %s" % ('BLINDSANTES', player, ante))
         if player is not None:
             ante = ante.replace(u',', u'') #some sites have commas
-            self.bets['BLINDSANTES'][player].append(Decimal(ante))
-            self.stacks[player] -= Decimal(ante)
-            act = (player, 'ante', Decimal(ante), self.stacks[player]==0)
+            ante = Decimal(ante)
+            self.bets['BLINDSANTES'][player].append(ante)
+            self.stacks[player] -= ante
+            act = (player, 'ante', ante, self.stacks[player]==0)
             self.actions['BLINDSANTES'].append(act)
-#            self.pot.addMoney(player, Decimal(ante))
-            self.pot.addCommonMoney(player, Decimal(ante))
+#            self.pot.addMoney(player, ante)
+            self.pot.addCommonMoney(player, ante)
 #I think the antes should be common money, don't have enough hand history to check
 
     def addBlind(self, player, blindtype, amount):
@@ -523,21 +524,24 @@ For sites (currently only Carbon Poker) which record "all in" as a special actio
         log.debug("addBlind: %s posts %s, %s" % (player, blindtype, amount))
         if player is not None:
             amount = amount.replace(u',', u'') #some sites have commas
-            self.stacks[player] -= Decimal(amount)
-            act = (player, blindtype, Decimal(amount), self.stacks[player]==0)
+            amount = Decimal(amount)
+            self.stacks[player] -= amount
+            act = (player, blindtype, amount, self.stacks[player]==0)
             self.actions['BLINDSANTES'].append(act)
 
             if blindtype == 'both':
                 # work with the real amount. limit games are listed as $1, $2, where
                 # the SB 0.50 and the BB is $1, after the turn the minimum bet amount is $2....
-                amount = self.bb
-                self.bets['BLINDSANTES'][player].append(Decimal(self.sb))
-                self.pot.addCommonMoney(player, Decimal(self.sb))
+                amount = Decimal(self.bb)
+                sb = Decimal(self.sb)
+                self.bets['BLINDSANTES'][player].append(sb)
+                self.pot.addCommonMoney(player, sb)
 
             if blindtype == 'secondsb':
                 amount = Decimal(0)
-                self.bets['BLINDSANTES'][player].append(Decimal(self.sb))
-                self.pot.addCommonMoney(player, Decimal(self.sb))
+                sb = Decimal(self.sb)
+                self.bets['BLINDSANTES'][player].append(sb)
+                self.pot.addCommonMoney(player, sb)
 
             street = 'BLAH'
 
@@ -546,9 +550,9 @@ For sites (currently only Carbon Poker) which record "all in" as a special actio
             elif self.gametype['base'] == 'draw':
                 street = 'DEAL'
 
-            self.bets[street][player].append(Decimal(amount))
-            self.pot.addMoney(player, Decimal(amount))
-            self.lastBet[street] = Decimal(amount)
+            self.bets[street][player].append(amount)
+            self.pot.addMoney(player, amount)
+            self.lastBet[street] = amount
             self.posted = self.posted + [[player,blindtype]]
 
 
@@ -560,13 +564,14 @@ For sites (currently only Carbon Poker) which record "all in" as a special actio
         # Potentially calculate the amount of the call if not supplied
         # corner cases include if player would be all in
         if amount is not None:
-            self.bets[street][player].append(Decimal(amount))
-            #self.lastBet[street] = Decimal(amount)
-            self.stacks[player] -= Decimal(amount)
+            amount = Decimal(amount)
+            self.bets[street][player].append(amount)
+            #self.lastBet[street] = amount
+            self.stacks[player] -= amount
             #print "DEBUG %s calls %s, stack %s" % (player, amount, self.stacks[player])
-            act = (player, 'calls', Decimal(amount), self.stacks[player]==0)
+            act = (player, 'calls', amount, self.stacks[player] == 0)
             self.actions[street].append(act)
-            self.pot.addMoney(player, Decimal(amount))
+            self.pot.addMoney(player, amount)
 
     def addRaiseBy(self, street, player, amountBy):
         """\
@@ -639,14 +644,15 @@ Add a raise on [street] by [player] to [amountTo]
     def addBet(self, street, player, amount):
         log.debug(_("%s %s bets %s") %(street, player, amount))
         amount = amount.replace(u',', u'') #some sites have commas
+        amount = Decimal(amount)
         self.checkPlayerExists(player)
-        self.bets[street][player].append(Decimal(amount))
-        self.stacks[player] -= Decimal(amount)
+        self.bets[street][player].append(amount)
+        self.stacks[player] -= amount
         #print "DEBUG %s bets %s, stack %s" % (player, amount, self.stacks[player])
-        act = (player, 'bets', Decimal(amount), self.stacks[player]==0)
+        act = (player, 'bets', amount, self.stacks[player]==0)
         self.actions[street].append(act)
-        self.lastBet[street] = Decimal(amount)
-        self.pot.addMoney(player, Decimal(amount))
+        self.lastBet[street] = amount
+        self.pot.addMoney(player, amount)
 
 
     def addStandsPat(self, street, player):
@@ -1395,12 +1401,13 @@ Add a complete on [street] by [player] to [amountTo]
     def addBringIn(self, player, bringin):
         if player is not None:
             log.debug(_("Bringin: %s, %s") % (player , bringin))
-            self.bets['THIRD'][player].append(Decimal(bringin))
-            self.stacks[player] -= Decimal(bringin)
-            act = (player, 'bringin', Decimal(bringin), self.stacks[player]==0)
+            bringin = Decimal(bringin)
+            self.bets['THIRD'][player].append(bringin)
+            self.stacks[player] -= bringin
+            act = (player, 'bringin', bringin, self.stacks[player]==0)
             self.actions['THIRD'].append(act)
-            self.lastBet['THIRD'] = Decimal(bringin)
-            self.pot.addMoney(player, Decimal(bringin))
+            self.lastBet['THIRD'] = bringin
+            self.pot.addMoney(player, bringin)
 
     def getStreetTotals(self):
         # street1Pot INT,                  /* pot size at flop/street4 */