diff --git a/pyfpdb/Hud.py b/pyfpdb/Hud.py
index 92a84723..2960db30 100644
--- a/pyfpdb/Hud.py
+++ b/pyfpdb/Hud.py
@@ -440,7 +440,7 @@ class Popup_window:
         self.lab.modify_bg(gtk.STATE_NORMAL, gtk.gdk.color_parse(stat_window.parent.colors['hudbgcolor']))
         self.lab.modify_fg(gtk.STATE_NORMAL, gtk.gdk.color_parse(stat_window.parent.colors['hudfgcolor']))        
         
-        self.window.realize
+#        self.window.realize()
 
 #    figure out the row, col address of the click that activated the popup
         row = 0
diff --git a/pyfpdb/fpdb_import.py b/pyfpdb/fpdb_import.py
index 854877ba..0ff8179c 100755
--- a/pyfpdb/fpdb_import.py
+++ b/pyfpdb/fpdb_import.py
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ try:
 except:
 	pass
 
+import traceback
 import math
 import os
 import datetime
@@ -298,6 +299,7 @@ class Importer:
 		
 
 	def printEmailErrorMessage(self, errors, filename, line):
+		traceback.print_exc(file=sys.stderr)
 		print "Error No.",errors,", please send the hand causing this to steffen@sycamoretest.info so I can fix it."
 		print "Filename:", filename
 		print "Here is the first line so you can identify it. Please mention that the error was a ValueError:"
diff --git a/pyfpdb/fpdb_simple.py b/pyfpdb/fpdb_simple.py
index 4c63657f..9637f23d 100644
--- a/pyfpdb/fpdb_simple.py
+++ b/pyfpdb/fpdb_simple.py
@@ -54,7 +54,8 @@ def checkPositions(positions):
 			pass
 		
 		### RHH modified to allow for "position 9" here (pos==9 is when you're a dead hand before the BB
-		if (pos!="B" and pos!="S" and pos!=0 and pos!=1 and pos!=2 and pos!=3 and pos!=4 and pos!=5 and pos!=6 and pos!=7 and pos!=9):
+		### eric - position 8 could be valid - if only one blind is posted, but there's still 10 people, ie a sitout is present, and the small is dead...
+		if not (pos == "B" or pos == "S" or (pos >= 0 and pos <= 9)):
 			raise FpdbError("invalid position found in checkPositions. i: "+str(i)+"   position: "+str(pos))
 #end def fpdb_simple.checkPositions
 
@@ -892,6 +893,11 @@ def parsePositions (hand, names):
 		sbExists=False
 	if (bb!=-1):
 		bb=recognisePlayerNo(bb, names, "bet")
+		
+	print "sb = ", sb, "bb = ", bb
+	if bb == sb:
+		sbExists = False
+		sb = -1
 	
 	#write blinds into array
 	if (sbExists):
@@ -928,6 +934,7 @@ def parsePositions (hand, names):
 			print "parsePositions names:",names
 			print "result:",positions
 			raise FpdbError ("failed to read positions")
+	print str(positions), "\n"
 	return positions
 #end def parsePositions
 
@@ -1676,7 +1683,7 @@ def generateHudCacheData(player_ids, base, category, action_types, allIns, actio
 				hudDataPositions.append('C')
 			elif pos>=2 and pos<=4:
 				hudDataPositions.append('M')
-			elif pos>=5 and pos<=7:
+			elif pos>=5 and pos<=8:
 				hudDataPositions.append('E')
 			### RHH Added this elif to handle being a dead hand before the BB (pos==9)
 			elif pos==9: