diff --git a/pyfpdb/GuiPlayerStats.py b/pyfpdb/GuiPlayerStats.py
index d82151c9..2f330ce1 100644
--- a/pyfpdb/GuiPlayerStats.py
+++ b/pyfpdb/GuiPlayerStats.py
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 #In the "official" distribution you can find the license in
 #agpl-3.0.txt in the docs folder of the package.
 
+import traceback
 import threading
 import pygtk
 pygtk.require('2.0')
@@ -29,7 +30,11 @@ import Database
 import fpdb_db
 import Filters
 
+colalias,colshow,colheading,colxalign,colformat,coltype = 0,1,2,3,4,5
+ranks = {'x':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}
+
 class GuiPlayerStats (threading.Thread):
+
     def __init__(self, config, querylist, mainwin, debug=True):
         self.debug = debug
         self.conf = config
@@ -252,22 +257,56 @@ class GuiPlayerStats (threading.Thread):
 
         return
 
+    def sortnums(self, model, iter1, iter2, n):
+        try:
+            ret = 0
+            a = self.liststore.get_value(iter1, n)
+            b = self.liststore.get_value(iter2, n)
+            if 'f' in self.cols_to_show[n][4]:
+                try:     a = float(a)
+                except:  a = 0.0
+                try:     b = float(b)
+                except:  b = 0.0
+            if n == 0:
+                a1,a2,a3 = ranks[a[0]], ranks[a[1]], (a+'o')[2]
+                b1,b2,b3 = ranks[b[0]], ranks[b[1]], (b+'o')[2]
+                if a1 > b1 or ( a1 == b1 and (a2 > b2 or (a2 == b2 and a3 > b3) ) ):
+                    ret = 1
+                else:
+                    ret = -1
+            else:
+                if a < b:
+                    ret = -1
+                elif a == b:
+                    ret = 0
+                else:
+                    ret = 1
+            #print "n =", n, "iter1[n] =", self.liststore.get_value(iter1,n), "iter2[n] =", self.liststore.get_value(iter2,n), "ret =", ret
+        except:
+            err = traceback.extract_tb(sys.exc_info()[2])
+            print "***sortnums error: " + str(sys.exc_info()[1])
+            print "\n".join( [e[0]+':'+str(e[1])+" "+e[2] for e in err] )
+
+        return(ret)
+
     def sortcols(self, col, n):
-        #This doesn't actually work yet
-        if n == 0:
-            # Card values can stay the same for the moment.
-            return
-        if col.get_sort_order() == gtk.SORT_ASCENDING:
-            col.set_sort_order(gtk.SORT_DESCENDING)
-        else:
-            col.set_sort_order(gtk.SORT_ASCENDING)
-        self.liststore.set_sort_column_id(n, col.get_sort_order())
+        try:
+            #This doesn't actually work yet - clicking heading in top section sorts bottom section :-(
+            if col.get_sort_order() == gtk.SORT_ASCENDING:
+                col.set_sort_order(gtk.SORT_DESCENDING)
+            else:
+                col.set_sort_order(gtk.SORT_ASCENDING)
+            self.liststore.set_sort_column_id(n, col.get_sort_order())
+            self.liststore.set_sort_func(n, self.sortnums, n)
+        except:
+            err = traceback.extract_tb(sys.exc_info()[2])
+            print "***sortcols error: " + str(sys.exc_info()[1])
+            print "\n".join( [e[0]+':'+str(e[1])+" "+e[2] for e in err] )
 
     def addTable(self, vbox, query, flags, playerids, sitenos, limits, type, seats, groups, dates):
         counter = 0
         row = 0
         sqlrow = 0
-        colalias,colshow,colheading,colxalign,colformat,coltype = 0,1,2,3,4,5
         if not flags:  holecards = False
         else:          holecards = flags[0]
 
@@ -278,10 +317,10 @@ class GuiPlayerStats (threading.Thread):
         colnames = [desc[0].lower() for desc in self.cursor.description]
 
         # pre-fetch some constant values:
-        cols_to_show = [x for x in self.columns if x[colshow]]
+        self.cols_to_show = [x for x in self.columns if x[colshow]]
         hgametypeid_idx = colnames.index('hgametypeid')
 
-        self.liststore = gtk.ListStore(*([str] * len(cols_to_show)))
+        self.liststore = gtk.ListStore(*([str] * len(self.cols_to_show)))
         view = gtk.TreeView(model=self.liststore)
         view.set_grid_lines(gtk.TREE_VIEW_GRID_LINES_BOTH)
         #vbox.pack_start(view, expand=False, padding=3)
@@ -292,10 +331,9 @@ class GuiPlayerStats (threading.Thread):
         numcell = gtk.CellRendererText()
         numcell.set_property('xalign', 1.0)
         listcols = []
-        idx = 0
 
         # Create header row   eg column: ("game",     True, "Game",     0.0, "%s")
-        for col, column in enumerate(cols_to_show):
+        for col, column in enumerate(self.cols_to_show):
             if column[colalias] == 'game' and holecards:
                 s = [x for x in self.columns if x[colalias] == 'hand'][0][colheading]
             else:
@@ -304,7 +342,7 @@ class GuiPlayerStats (threading.Thread):
             view.append_column(listcols[col])
             #listcols[col].set_clickable(True)
             #listcols[col].set_sort_indicator(True)
-            #listcols[col].connect("clicked", self.sortcols, idx)
+            #listcols[col].connect("clicked", self.sortcols, col)
             if column[colformat] == '%s':
                 if column[colxalign] == 0.0:
                     listcols[col].pack_start(textcell, expand=True)
@@ -322,13 +360,12 @@ class GuiPlayerStats (threading.Thread):
                 listcols[col].set_cell_data_func(numcell, self.ledger_style_render_func)
             else:
                 listcols[col].set_cell_data_func(numcell, self.reset_style_render_func)
-            idx = idx+1
 
         rows = len(result) # +1 for title row
 
         while sqlrow < rows:
             treerow = []
-            for col,column in enumerate(cols_to_show):
+            for col,column in enumerate(self.cols_to_show):
                 if column[colalias] in colnames:
                     value = result[sqlrow][colnames.index(column[colalias])]
                     if column[colalias] == 'plposition':