diff --git a/pyfpdb/AbsoluteToFpdb.py b/pyfpdb/AbsoluteToFpdb.py
index 7cef8c68..145a0971 100755
--- a/pyfpdb/AbsoluteToFpdb.py
+++ b/pyfpdb/AbsoluteToFpdb.py
@@ -23,6 +23,18 @@ import sys
 import logging
 from HandHistoryConverter import *
 
+import locale
+lang=locale.getdefaultlocale()[0][0:2]
+if lang=="en":
+    def _(string): return string
+else:
+    import gettext
+    try:
+        trans = gettext.translation("fpdb", localedir="locale", languages=[lang])
+        trans.install()
+    except IOError:
+        def _(string): return string
+
 # Class for converting Absolute HH format.
 
 class Absolute(HandHistoryConverter):
@@ -42,7 +54,13 @@ class Absolute(HandHistoryConverter):
 #Seat 6 - FETS63 ($0.75 in chips)
 #Board [10s 5d Kh Qh 8c]
 
-    re_GameInfo     = re.compile(ur"^Stage #(C?[0-9]+): (?P<GAME>Holdem|HORSE)(?: \(1 on 1\)|)?  ?(?P<LIMIT>No Limit|Pot Limit|Normal|)? ?(?P<CURRENCY>\$| €|)(?P<SB>[.0-9]+)/?(?:\$| €|)(?P<BB>[.0-9]+)?", re.MULTILINE)
+    re_GameInfo     = re.compile(ur"""^Stage #(C?[0-9]+):\s+
+                                      (?P<GAME>Holdem|Seven\sCard\sHi\/L|HORSE)
+                                      (?:\s\(1\son\s1\)|)?\s+?
+                                      (?P<LIMIT>No Limit|Pot\sLimit|Normal|)?\s?
+                                      (?P<CURRENCY>\$|\s€|)
+                                      (?P<SB>[.0-9]+)/?(?:\$|\s€|)(?P<BB>[.0-9]+)?
+                                    """, re.MULTILINE|re.VERBOSE)
     re_HorseGameInfo = re.compile(ur"^Game Type: (?P<LIMIT>Limit) (?P<GAME>Holdem)", re.MULTILINE)
     # TODO: can set max seats via (1 on 1) to a known 2 .. 
     re_HandInfo     = re.compile(ur"^Stage #C?(?P<HID>[0-9]+): .*(?P<DATETIME>\d\d\d\d-\d\d-\d\d \d\d:\d\d:\d\d).*\n(Table: (?P<TABLE>.*) \(Real Money\))?", re.MULTILINE)
@@ -50,12 +68,6 @@ class Absolute(HandHistoryConverter):
     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)
     re_Board        = re.compile(ur"\[(?P<CARDS>[^\]]*)\]? *$", re.MULTILINE)
-#    re_GameInfo    = re.compile(ur"^(Blinds )?(?P<CURRENCY>\$| €|)(?P<SB>[.0-9]+)/(?:\$| €)?(?P<BB>[.0-9]+) (?P<LIMIT>NL|PL|) ?(?P<GAME>(Holdem|Omaha|7 Card Stud))", re.MULTILINE)
-                     #re.compile(ur"^(Blinds )?(?P<CURRENCY>\$| €|)(?P<SB>[.0-9]+)/(?:\$| €)?(?P<BB>[.0-9]+) (?P<LIMIT>NL|PL|) (?P<GAME>(Hold\'em|Omaha|7 Card Stud))", re.MULTILINE)
-#    re_HandInfo    = re.compile(ur".*#(?P<HID>[0-9]+)\n.*\n(Blinds )?(?:\$| €|)(?P<SB>[.0-9]+)/(?:\$| €|)(?P<BB>[.0-9]+) (?P<GAMETYPE>.*) - (?P<DATETIME>\d\d\d\d/\d\d/\d\d - \d\d:\d\d:\d\d)\nTable (?P<TABLE>.+$)", re.MULTILINE)
-#    re_Button      = re.compile(ur"^Seat (?P<BUTTON>\d+) is the button", re.MULTILINE)
-#    re_PlayerInfo  = re.compile(ur"^Seat (?P<SEAT>[0-9]+): (?P<PNAME>.*) \(\s+((?:\$| €|) (?P<CASH>[.0-9]+) (USD|EUR|)|new player|All-in) \)", re.MULTILINE)
-#    re_Board       = re.compile(ur"\[ (?P<CARDS>.+) \]")
     
     
     def compilePlayerRegexs(self, hand):
@@ -112,16 +124,21 @@ class Absolute(HandHistoryConverter):
         
         m = self.re_GameInfo.search(handText)
         if not m:
-            return None
+            tmp = handText[0:100]
+            log.error(_("determineGameType: Unable to recognise gametype from: '%s'") % tmp)
+            log.error(_("determineGameType: Raising FpdbParseError"))
+            raise FpdbParseError(_("Unable to recognise gametype from: '%s'") % tmp)
+
         
         mg = m.groupdict()
         
         # translations from captured groups to our info strings
         limits = { 'No Limit':'nl', 'Pot Limit':'pl', 'Normal':'fl', 'Limit':'fl'}
         games = {              # base, category
-                  "Holdem" : ('hold','holdem'), 
+                   "Holdem" : ('hold','holdem'),
                     'Omaha' : ('hold','omahahi'), 
                      'Razz' : ('stud','razz'), 
+          'Seven Card Hi/L' : ('stud','studhilo'),
               '7 Card Stud' : ('stud','studhi')
                }
         currencies = { u' €':'EUR', '$':'USD', '':'T$' }