diff --git a/src/game_defs.h b/src/game_defs.h
index 2f2bf073..c03e3d9d 100644
--- a/src/game_defs.h
+++ b/src/game_defs.h
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
 #define POKERTH_VERSION			((POKERTH_VERSION_MAJOR << 8) | POKERTH_VERSION_MINOR)
 
 #define POKERTH_BETA_REVISION	0
-#define POKERTH_BETA_RELEASE_STRING	 "0.8.3"
+#define POKERTH_BETA_RELEASE_STRING	 "0.9 beta1"
 
 #define RANKING_GAME_START_CASH 10000
 #define RANKING_GAME_NUMBER_OF_PLAYERS 10
diff --git a/src/gui/qt/gamelobbydialog.ui b/src/gui/qt/gamelobbydialog.ui
index e1a90409..699f9a9d 100644
--- a/src/gui/qt/gamelobbydialog.ui
+++ b/src/gui/qt/gamelobbydialog.ui
@@ -144,6 +144,9 @@
           <height>237</height>
          </size>
         </property>
+        <property name="contextMenuPolicy">
+         <enum>Qt::CustomContextMenu</enum>
+        </property>
         <property name="midLineWidth">
          <number>1</number>
         </property>
diff --git a/src/gui/qt/gamelobbydialog/gamelobbydialogimpl.cpp b/src/gui/qt/gamelobbydialog/gamelobbydialogimpl.cpp
index b490b6e2..8bd016a1 100644
--- a/src/gui/qt/gamelobbydialog/gamelobbydialogimpl.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/qt/gamelobbydialog/gamelobbydialogimpl.cpp
@@ -125,6 +125,11 @@ gameLobbyDialogImpl::gameLobbyDialogImpl(startWindowImpl *parent, ConfigFile *c)
 	nickListPlayerInfoSubMenu = nickListContextMenu->addMenu(QIcon(":/gfx/dialog-information.png"), tr("Player infos ..."));
 	nickListPlayerInGameInfo = new QAction(nickListContextMenu);
 	nickListPlayerInfoSubMenu->addAction(nickListPlayerInGameInfo);
+	nickListOpenPlayerStats = new QAction(QIcon(":/gfx/view-statistics.png"), tr("Show player stats"), nickListContextMenu);
+	nickListContextMenu->addAction(nickListOpenPlayerStats);
+
+	connectedPlayersListPlayerInfoSubMenu = new QMenu();
+	connectedPlayersListPlayerInfoSubMenu->addAction(nickListOpenPlayerStats);
 
 	connect( pushButton_CreateGame, SIGNAL( clicked() ), this, SLOT( createGame() ) );
 	connect( pushButton_JoinGame, SIGNAL( clicked() ), this, SLOT( joinGame() ) );
@@ -146,8 +151,10 @@ gameLobbyDialogImpl::gameLobbyDialogImpl(startWindowImpl *parent, ConfigFile *c)
 	connect( comboBox_gameListFilter, SIGNAL(currentIndexChanged(int)), this, SLOT(changeGameListFilter(int)));
 	connect( comboBox_nickListFilter, SIGNAL(currentIndexChanged(int)), this, SLOT(changeNickListFilter(int)));
 	connect( treeView_NickList, SIGNAL(customContextMenuRequested(QPoint)), this, SLOT( showNickListContextMenu(QPoint) ) );
+	connect( treeWidget_connectedPlayers, SIGNAL(customContextMenuRequested(QPoint)), this, SLOT( showConnectedPlayersContextMenu(QPoint) ) );
 	connect( nickListInviteAction, SIGNAL(triggered()), this, SLOT( invitePlayerToCurrentGame() ));
 	connect( nickListIgnorePlayerAction, SIGNAL(triggered()), this, SLOT( putPlayerOnIgnoreList() ));
+	connect( nickListOpenPlayerStats, SIGNAL(triggered()), this, SLOT( openPlayerStats() ));
 	connect( lineEdit_searchForPlayers, SIGNAL(textChanged(QString)),this, SLOT(searchForPlayerRegExpChanged()));
 
 	lineEdit_searchForPlayers->installEventFilter(this);
@@ -1630,3 +1637,32 @@ void gameLobbyDialogImpl::updateAutoStartTimer()
 		autoStartTimerOverlay->hide();
 	}
 }
+
+void gameLobbyDialogImpl::openPlayerStats()
+{
+	if(myNickListSelectionModel->currentIndex().isValid()) {
+
+		unsigned playerId = myNickListSelectionModel->currentIndex().data(Qt::UserRole).toUInt();
+		if(!mySession->getClientPlayerInfo(playerId).isGuest) {
+			QUrl url("http://pokerth.net/redirect_user_profile.php?nick="+QUrl::toPercentEncoding(myNickListSelectionModel->currentIndex().data(Qt::DisplayRole).toString()));
+			QDesktopServices::openUrl(url);
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+void gameLobbyDialogImpl::showConnectedPlayersContextMenu(QPoint p)
+{
+	if(treeWidget_connectedPlayers->currentItem()) {
+
+		assert(mySession);
+		unsigned playerUid = treeWidget_connectedPlayers->currentItem()->data(0, Qt::UserRole).toUInt();
+
+		if(!mySession->getClientPlayerInfo(playerUid).isGuest) {
+
+			//popup a little more to the right to avaoid double click action
+			QPoint tempPoint = p;
+			tempPoint.setX(p.x()+5);
+			connectedPlayersListPlayerInfoSubMenu->popup(treeWidget_connectedPlayers->mapToGlobal(tempPoint));
+		}
+	}
+}
diff --git a/src/gui/qt/gamelobbydialog/gamelobbydialogimpl.h b/src/gui/qt/gamelobbydialog/gamelobbydialogimpl.h
index 1060ce4f..627894ba 100644
--- a/src/gui/qt/gamelobbydialog/gamelobbydialogimpl.h
+++ b/src/gui/qt/gamelobbydialog/gamelobbydialogimpl.h
@@ -119,6 +119,7 @@ public slots:
 	void registeredUserMode();
 	void guestUserMode();
 	void showNickListContextMenu(QPoint);
+	void showConnectedPlayersContextMenu(QPoint);
 	void invitePlayerToCurrentGame();
 	void showInfoMsgBox();
 	void showInvitationDialog(unsigned gameId, unsigned playerIdFrom);
@@ -129,6 +130,7 @@ public slots:
 	void searchForPlayerRegExpChanged();
 	void showAutoStartTimer();
 	void updateAutoStartTimer();
+	void openPlayerStats();
 
 private:
 
@@ -163,7 +165,9 @@ private:
 	QAction *nickListInviteAction;
 	QAction *nickListIgnorePlayerAction;
 	QMenu *nickListPlayerInfoSubMenu;
+	QMenu *connectedPlayersListPlayerInfoSubMenu;
 	QAction *nickListPlayerInGameInfo;
+	QAction *nickListOpenPlayerStats;
 	int infoMsgToShowId;
 	int currentInvitationGameId;
 	bool inviteDialogIsCurrentlyShown;
diff --git a/src/gui/qt/resources/pokerth.qrc b/src/gui/qt/resources/pokerth.qrc
index 63b6fba2..963557d0 100644
--- a/src/gui/qt/resources/pokerth.qrc
+++ b/src/gui/qt/resources/pokerth.qrc
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@
         <file>emblem-important.png</file>
         <file>emblem-important-64.png</file>
         <file>dialog-information.png</file>
+        <file>view-statistics.png</file>
     </qresource>
     <qresource prefix="/cflags">
         <file>cflags/ad.png</file>
diff --git a/src/gui/qt/resources/view-statistics.png b/src/gui/qt/resources/view-statistics.png
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..5a05fa48
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