diff --git a/pyfpdb/FulltiltToFpdb.py b/pyfpdb/FulltiltToFpdb.py
index 2cc521a5..3c95df2f 100755
--- a/pyfpdb/FulltiltToFpdb.py
+++ b/pyfpdb/FulltiltToFpdb.py
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ class Fulltilt(HandHistoryConverter):
                                     (?P<DATETIME>.*)
                                  ''', re.VERBOSE)
     re_Button       = re.compile('^The button is in seat #(?P<BUTTON>\d+)', re.MULTILINE)
-    re_PlayerInfo   = re.compile('Seat (?P<SEAT>[0-9]+): (?P<PNAME>.*) \(\$?(?P<CASH>[,.0-9]+)\)')
+    re_PlayerInfo   = re.compile('Seat (?P<SEAT>[0-9]+): (?P<PNAME>.*) \(\$?(?P<CASH>[,.0-9]+)\)$', re.MULTILINE)
     re_Board        = re.compile(r"\[(?P<CARDS>.+)\]")
     # NB: if we ever match "Full Tilt Poker" we should also match "FullTiltPoker", which PT Stud erroneously exports.
 
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ follow :  whether to tail -f the input"""
             self.re_BringIn          = re.compile(r"^%s brings in for \$?(?P<BRINGIN>[.0-9]+)" % player_re, re.MULTILINE)
             self.re_PostBoth         = re.compile(r"^%s posts small \& big blinds \[\$? (?P<SBBB>[.0-9]+)" % player_re, re.MULTILINE)
             self.re_HeroCards        = re.compile(r"^Dealt to %s(?: \[(?P<OLDCARDS>.+?)\])?( \[(?P<NEWCARDS>.+?)\])" % player_re, re.MULTILINE)
-            self.re_Action           = re.compile(r"^%s(?P<ATYPE> bets| checks| raises to| completes it to| calls| folds)(\s\$?(?P<BET>[.,\d]+))?" % player_re, re.MULTILINE)
+            self.re_Action           = re.compile(r"^%s(?P<ATYPE> bets| checks| raises to| completes it to| calls| folds)( \$?(?P<BET>[.,\d]+))?" % player_re, re.MULTILINE)
             self.re_ShowdownAction   = re.compile(r"^%s shows \[(?P<CARDS>.*)\]" % player_re, re.MULTILINE)
             self.re_CollectPot       = re.compile(r"^Seat (?P<SEAT>[0-9]+): %s (\(button\) |\(small blind\) |\(big blind\) )?(collected|showed \[.*\] and won) \(\$(?P<POT>[.\d]+)\)(, mucked| with.*)" % player_re, re.MULTILINE)
             self.re_SitsOut          = re.compile(r"^%s sits out" % player_re, re.MULTILINE)
@@ -299,6 +299,24 @@ follow :  whether to tail -f the input"""
                 cards = cards.split(' ')
                 hand.addShownCards(cards=cards, player=m.group('PNAME'))
 
+    def guessMaxSeats(self, hand):
+        """Return a guess at max_seats when not specified in HH."""
+        mo = self.maxOccSeat(hand)
+
+        if mo == 10: return 10 #that was easy
+
+        if hand.gametype['base'] == 'stud':
+            if mo <= 8: return 8
+            else: return mo 
+
+        if hand.gametype['base'] == 'draw':
+            if mo <= 6: return 6
+            else: return mo
+
+        if mo == 2: return 2
+        if mo <= 6: return 6
+        return 9
+
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
     parser = OptionParser()
diff --git a/pyfpdb/Hand.py b/pyfpdb/Hand.py
index 9b1e1e7a..08858b4b 100644
--- a/pyfpdb/Hand.py
+++ b/pyfpdb/Hand.py
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ class Hand(object):
         self.handid = 0
         self.tablename = ""
         self.hero = ""
-        self.maxseats = 10
+        self.maxseats = None
         self.counted_seats = 0
         self.buttonpos = 0
         self.tourNo = None
@@ -630,6 +630,8 @@ class HoldemOmahaHand(Hand):
             hhc.readShownCards(self)
             self.totalPot() # finalise it (total the pot)
             hhc.getRake(self)
+            if self.maxseats == None:
+                self.maxseats = hhc.guessMaxSeats(self)
         elif builtFrom == "DB":
             if handid is not None:
                 self.select(handid) # Will need a handId
diff --git a/pyfpdb/HandHistoryConverter.py b/pyfpdb/HandHistoryConverter.py
index 889544b0..4855b834 100644
--- a/pyfpdb/HandHistoryConverter.py
+++ b/pyfpdb/HandHistoryConverter.py
@@ -346,6 +346,29 @@ or None if we fail to get the info """
             except:
                 traceback.print_exc(file=sys.stderr)
 
+    def guessMaxSeats(self, hand):
+        """Return a guess at max_seats when not specified in HH."""
+        mo = self.maxOccSeat(hand)
+
+        if mo == 10: return 10 #that was easy
+
+        if hand.gametype['base'] == 'stud':
+            if mo <= 8: return 8
+            else: return mo 
+
+        if hand.gametype['base'] == 'draw':
+            if mo <= 6: return 6
+            else: return mo
+
+        if mo == 2: return 2
+        if mo <= 6: return 6
+        return 10
+
+    def maxOccSeat(self, hand):
+        max = 0
+        for player in hand.players:
+            if player[0] > max: max = player[0]
+        return max
 
     def getStatus(self):
         #TODO: Return a status of true if file processed ok