diff --git a/pyfpdb/Card.py b/pyfpdb/Card.py
index 287a0f6a..8639fd35 100755
--- a/pyfpdb/Card.py
+++ b/pyfpdb/Card.py
@@ -16,6 +16,25 @@
 #agpl-3.0.txt in the docs folder of the package.
 
 
+# From fpdb_simple
+card_map = { "0": 0, "2": 2, "3" : 3, "4" : 4, "5" : 5, "6" : 6, "7" : 7, "8" : 8,
+            "9" : 9, "T" : 10, "J" : 11, "Q" : 12, "K" : 13, "A" : 14}
+
+# FIXME: the following is a workaround until switching to newimport.
+#        This should be moved into DerivedStats
+#        I'd also like to change HandsPlayers.startCards to a different datatype
+#        so we can 'trivially' add different start card classifications
+
+def calcStartCards(hand, player):
+    if hand.gametype['category'] == 'holdem':
+        hcs = hand.join_holecards(player, asList=True)
+        #print "DEBUG: hcs: %s" % hcs
+        value1 = card_map[hcs[0][0]]
+        value2 = card_map[hcs[1][0]]
+        return twoStartCards(value1, hcs[0][1], value2, hcs[1][1])
+    else:
+        # FIXME: Only do startCards value for holdem at the moment
+        return 0
 
 
 def twoStartCards(value1, suit1, value2, suit2):
@@ -127,4 +146,4 @@ if __name__ == '__main__':
             (i, valueSuitFromCard(i), i+13, valueSuitFromCard(i+13), i+26, valueSuitFromCard(i+26), i+39, valueSuitFromCard(i+39))
 
         print 
-    print encodeCard('7c')
\ No newline at end of file
+    print encodeCard('7c')
diff --git a/pyfpdb/DerivedStats.py b/pyfpdb/DerivedStats.py
index dbd655a3..b65b0d05 100644
--- a/pyfpdb/DerivedStats.py
+++ b/pyfpdb/DerivedStats.py
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ class DerivedStats():
             self.handsplayers[player[1]]['wonWhenSeenStreet1'] = 0.0
             self.handsplayers[player[1]]['sawShowdown'] = False
             self.handsplayers[player[1]]['wonAtSD']     = 0.0
+            self.handsplayers[player[1]]['startCards']  = 0
             for i in range(5): 
                 self.handsplayers[player[1]]['street%dCalls' % i] = 0
                 self.handsplayers[player[1]]['street%dBets' % i] = 0
@@ -57,7 +58,6 @@ class DerivedStats():
             #FIXME - Everything below this point is incomplete.
             self.handsplayers[player[1]]['position']            = 2
             self.handsplayers[player[1]]['tourneyTypeId']       = 1
-            self.handsplayers[player[1]]['startCards']          = 0
             self.handsplayers[player[1]]['street0_3BChance']    = False
             self.handsplayers[player[1]]['street0_3BDone']      = False
             self.handsplayers[player[1]]['stealAttemptChance']  = False
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ class DerivedStats():
             #    self.handsplayers[player[1]]['card%s' % i] = Card.encodeCard(card)
             for i, card in enumerate(hcs[:7]):
                 self.handsplayers[player[1]]['card%s' % (i+1)] = Card.encodeCard(card)
-
+            self.handsplayers[player[1]]['startCards'] = Card.calcStartCards(hand, player[1])
 
         # position,
             #Stud 3rd street card test
diff --git a/pyfpdb/PokerStarsToFpdb.py b/pyfpdb/PokerStarsToFpdb.py
old mode 100755
new mode 100644
diff --git a/pyfpdb/fpdb_simple.py b/pyfpdb/fpdb_simple.py
index 1c22f6e6..5f0c6507 100644
--- a/pyfpdb/fpdb_simple.py
+++ b/pyfpdb/fpdb_simple.py
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #!/usr/bin/python
+# -*- coding: iso-8859-15 -*-
 
 #Copyright 2008 Steffen Jobbagy-Felso
 #This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
@@ -538,7 +539,11 @@ def parseAnteLine(line, isTourney, names, antes):
 #returns the buyin of a tourney in cents
 def parseBuyin(topline):
     pos1 = topline.find("$")+1
-    pos2 = topline.find("+")
+    if pos1 != 0:
+        pos2 = topline.find("+")
+    else:
+        pos1 = topline.find("€")+3
+        pos2 = topline.find("+")
     return float2int(topline[pos1:pos2])
 
 #parses a card line and changes the passed arrays accordingly
@@ -635,9 +640,14 @@ def parseCashesAndSeatNos(lines):
 
 #returns the buyin of a tourney in cents
 def parseFee(topline):
-    pos1=topline.find("$")+1
-    pos1=topline.find("$",pos1)+1
-    pos2=topline.find(" ", pos1)
+    pos1 = topline.find("$")+1
+    if pos1 != 0:
+        pos1 = topline.find("$", pos1)+1
+        pos2 = topline.find(" ", pos1)
+    else:
+        pos1 = topline.find("€")+3
+        pos1 = topline.find("€", pos1)+3
+        pos2 = topline.find(" ", pos1)
     return float2int(topline[pos1:pos2])
 
 #returns a datetime object with the starttime indicated in the given topline