diff --git a/pyfpdb/Database.py b/pyfpdb/Database.py
index fde03b71..42cd986c 100755
--- a/pyfpdb/Database.py
+++ b/pyfpdb/Database.py
@@ -1672,6 +1672,15 @@ class Database:
 #            street4CheckCallRaiseChance,
 #            street4CheckCallRaiseDone)
 
+    def isDuplicate(self, gametypeID, siteHandNo):
+        dup = False
+        c = self.get_cursor()
+        c.execute(self.sql.query['isAlreadyInDB'], (gametypeID, siteHandNo))
+        result = c.fetchall()
+        if len(result) > 0:
+            dup = True
+        return dup
+
     def getGameTypeId(self, siteid, game):
         c = self.get_cursor()
         #FIXME: Fixed for NL at the moment
@@ -1711,6 +1720,13 @@ class Database:
         q = "SELECT name, id FROM Players WHERE siteid=%s and name=%s"
         q = q.replace('%s', self.sql.query['placeholder'])
 
+        #NOTE/FIXME?: MySQL has ON DUPLICATE KEY UPDATE
+        #Usage:
+        #        INSERT INTO `tags` (`tag`, `count`)
+        #         VALUES ($tag, 1)
+        #           ON DUPLICATE KEY UPDATE `count`=`count`+1;
+
+
         #print "DEBUG: name: %s site: %s" %(name, site_id)
 
         c.execute (q, (site_id, name))
diff --git a/pyfpdb/Hand.py b/pyfpdb/Hand.py
index a5ea87ec..f6fa478e 100644
--- a/pyfpdb/Hand.py
+++ b/pyfpdb/Hand.py
@@ -210,24 +210,24 @@ db: a connected fpdb_db object"""
         #####
         # End prep functions
         #####
-
-        # HandsActions - all actions for all players for all streets - self.actions
-        # HudCache data can be generated from HandsActions (HandsPlayers?)
-
-        # Hands - Summary information of hand indexed by handId - gameinfo
         hh = self.stats.getHands()
-        hh['gameTypeId'] = gtid
-        # seats TINYINT NOT NULL,
-        hh['seats'] = len(sqlids)
 
-        #print hh
-        handid = db.storeHand(hh)
-        # HandsPlayers - ? ... Do we fix winnings?
-        db.storeHandsPlayers(handid, sqlids, self.stats.getHandsPlayers())
-        # Tourneys ?
-        # TourneysPlayers
+        if not db.isDuplicate(gtid, hh['siteHandNo']):
+            # Hands - Summary information of hand indexed by handId - gameinfo
+            hh['gameTypeId'] = gtid
+            # seats TINYINT NOT NULL,
+            hh['seats'] = len(sqlids)
 
-        pass
+            handid = db.storeHand(hh)
+            db.storeHandsPlayers(handid, sqlids, self.stats.getHandsPlayers())
+            # HandsActions - all actions for all players for all streets - self.actions
+            # HudCache data can be generated from HandsActions (HandsPlayers?)
+            # Tourneys ?
+            # TourneysPlayers
+        else:
+            log.info("Hand.insert(): hid #: %s is a duplicate" % hh['siteHandNo'])
+            #Raise Duplicate exception?
+            pass
 
     def select(self, handId):
         """ Function to create Hand object from database """