diff --git a/pyfpdb/AbsoluteToFpdb.py b/pyfpdb/AbsoluteToFpdb.py
index e8ac53ff..796e5e6e 100644
--- a/pyfpdb/AbsoluteToFpdb.py
+++ b/pyfpdb/AbsoluteToFpdb.py
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ class Absolute(HandHistoryConverter):
 #Seat 6 - FETS63 ($0.75 in chips)
 #Board [10s 5d Kh Qh 8c]
 
-    re_GameInfo     = re.compile(ur"^Stage #([0-9]+): (?P<GAME>Holdem|)  (?P<LIMIT>No Limit|) (?P<CURRENCY>\$| €|)(?P<BB>[0-9]*[.0-9]+)", re.MULTILINE)
+    re_GameInfo     = re.compile(ur"^Stage #([0-9]+): (?P<GAME>Holdem|)  (?P<LIMIT>No Limit|Pot Limit|Normal) (?P<CURRENCY>\$| €|)(?P<BB>[0-9]*[.0-9]+)", re.MULTILINE)
     re_HandInfo     = re.compile(ur"^Stage #(?P<HID>[0-9]+): .*(?P<DATETIME>\d\d\d\d-\d\d-\d\d \d\d:\d\d:\d\d).*\nTable: (?P<TABLE>.*) \(Real Money\)", re.MULTILINE)
     re_Button       = re.compile(ur"Seat #(?P<BUTTON>[0-9]) is the ?[dead]* dealer$", re.MULTILINE) # TODO: that's not the right way to match for "dead" dealer is it?
     re_PlayerInfo   = re.compile(ur"^Seat (?P<SEAT>[0-9]) - (?P<PNAME>.*) \((?:\$| €|)(?P<CASH>[0-9]*[.0-9]+) in chips\)", re.MULTILINE)
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ or None if we fail to get the info """
         mg = m.groupdict()
         
         # translations from captured groups to our info strings
-        limits = { 'No Limit':'nl', 'PL':'pl', '':'fl' }
+        limits = { 'No Limit':'nl', 'Pot Limit':'pl', 'Normal':'fl' }
         games = {              # base, category
                   "Holdem" : ('hold','holdem'), 
                     'Omaha' : ('hold','omahahi'), 
diff --git a/pyfpdb/Configuration.py b/pyfpdb/Configuration.py
index f0277bca..4da9f22d 100755
--- a/pyfpdb/Configuration.py
+++ b/pyfpdb/Configuration.py
@@ -311,7 +311,7 @@ class Config:
         try:
             print "Reading configuration file %s\n" % (file)
             doc = xml.dom.minidom.parse(file)
-        except:
+        except: 
             print "Error parsing %s.  See error log file." % (file)
             traceback.print_exc(file=sys.stderr)
             print "press enter to continue"
@@ -596,8 +596,8 @@ class Config:
             path = os.path.expanduser(self.supported_sites[site].HH_path)
             assert(os.path.isdir(path) or os.path.isfile(path)) # maybe it should try another site?
             paths['hud-defaultPath'] = paths['bulkImport-defaultPath'] = path
-        except:
-            paths['hud-defaultPath'] = paths['bulkImport-defaultPath'] = "default"
+        except AssertionError: 
+            paths['hud-defaultPath'] = paths['bulkImport-defaultPath'] = "** ERROR DEFAULT PATH IN CONFIG DOES NOT EXIST **"
         return paths
     
     def get_frames(self, site = "PokerStars"):