thanks for the support novi
you'll be happy to hear I still have no reply and although CD was my absolute favourite site and took me through my learning process to the point I have started playing slightly bigger stakes, I am now considering stopping altogether, carbon is too hmm I don't know what word to use really, shite isn't right as some of the games and options are brilliant, it's just the realisation you're going to lose 9 times out of 10 if the other player is chip leader.. many many other sites I have played have just not been up to the job for tourney play (I prefer tourney, that's how I started online and continues to be my preferd game). when I updated my PC i decided I would have no more than 3 poker systems installed at any one time, I also decided that ones i rate less than 5 out of 10 never get on ... I had a LOT of sites on my old PC, poker.com and cd are the only 2 I kept for the new one, i have added wass and am still not sure if that counts as a new one, the arguement ends tonight if i don't get this sorted as i will have a spare slot for a new one when cd goes