diff --git a/src/gui/qt/mainwindow/mainwindowimpl.cpp b/src/gui/qt/mainwindow/mainwindowimpl.cpp
index 18c7421c..a46eb5c2 100755
--- a/src/gui/qt/mainwindow/mainwindowimpl.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/qt/mainwindow/mainwindowimpl.cpp
@@ -86,13 +86,12 @@ mainWindowImpl::mainWindowImpl(ConfigFile *c, QMainWindow *parent)
 	pixmapLabel_card0a->setMyW(this);
 
 	//Flipside festlegen;
-	flipside = new QPixmap(myAppDataPath +"gfx/cards/default/flipside.png");
-	
 	if (myConfig->readConfigInt("FlipsideOwn") && myConfig->readConfigString("FlipsideOwnFile") != "") {
-		QPixmap tmpFlipside(QString::fromUtf8(myConfig->readConfigString("FlipsideOwnFile").c_str()));
-		flipside = new QPixmap(tmpFlipside.scaled(QSize(80, 111),Qt::IgnoreAspectRatio, Qt::SmoothTransformation));
+		flipside = new QPixmap(QString::fromUtf8(myConfig->readConfigString("FlipsideOwnFile").c_str()));
+	}
+	else { 
+		flipside = new QPixmap(myAppDataPath +"gfx/cards/default/flipside.png");
 	}
-	else { flipside->load(myAppDataPath +"gfx/cards/default/flipside.png"); }
 
 	//Flipside Animation noch nicht erledigt
 	flipHolecardsAllInAlreadyDone = FALSE;
@@ -1019,11 +1018,11 @@ void mainWindowImpl::callSettingsDialog() {
 
 		//Flipside refresh
 		if (myConfig->readConfigInt("FlipsideOwn") && myConfig->readConfigString("FlipsideOwnFile") != "") {
-
-			QPixmap tmpFlipside(QString::fromUtf8(myConfig->readConfigString("FlipsideOwnFile").c_str()));
-			flipside = new QPixmap(tmpFlipside.scaled(QSize(57, 80)));
+			flipside = new QPixmap(QString::fromUtf8(myConfig->readConfigString("FlipsideOwnFile").c_str()));
+		}
+		else { 
+			flipside = new QPixmap(myAppDataPath +"gfx/cards/default/flipside.png");
 		}
-		else { flipside->load(myAppDataPath +"gfx/cards/default/flipside.png"); }
 
 		if(mySession->getCurrentGame()) {
 			//blind buttons refresh
@@ -1639,7 +1638,7 @@ void mainWindowImpl::dealFlopCards4() {
 	//Config? mit oder ohne Eye-Candy?
 	if(myConfig->readConfigInt("ShowFlipCardsAnimation")) { 
 		//mit Eye-Candy
-		boardCardsArray[0]->startFlipCards(guiGameSpeed, card, flipside);
+		boardCardsArray[0]->startFlipCards(guiGameSpeed, card, *flipside);
 	}
 	else {
 		//ohne Eye-Candy
@@ -1659,7 +1658,7 @@ void mainWindowImpl::dealFlopCards5() {
 	//Config? mit oder ohne Eye-Candy?
 	if(myConfig->readConfigInt("ShowFlipCardsAnimation")) { 
 		//mit Eye-Candy
-		boardCardsArray[1]->startFlipCards(guiGameSpeed, card, flipside);
+		boardCardsArray[1]->startFlipCards(guiGameSpeed, card, *flipside);
 	}
 	else {
 		//ohne Eye-Candy
@@ -1679,7 +1678,7 @@ void mainWindowImpl::dealFlopCards6() {
 	//Config? mit oder ohne Eye-Candy?
 	if(myConfig->readConfigInt("ShowFlipCardsAnimation")) { 
 		//mit Eye-Candy
-		boardCardsArray[2]->startFlipCards(guiGameSpeed, card, flipside);
+		boardCardsArray[2]->startFlipCards(guiGameSpeed, card, *flipside);
 	}
 	else {
 		//ohne Eye-Candy
@@ -1715,7 +1714,7 @@ void mainWindowImpl::dealTurnCards2() {
 	//Config? mit oder ohne Eye-Candy?
 	if(myConfig->readConfigInt("ShowFlipCardsAnimation")) { 
 		//mit Eye-Candy
-		boardCardsArray[3]->startFlipCards(guiGameSpeed, card, flipside);
+		boardCardsArray[3]->startFlipCards(guiGameSpeed, card, *flipside);
 	}
 	else {
 		//ohne Eye-Candy
@@ -1739,6 +1738,7 @@ void mainWindowImpl::dealRiverCards0() { dealRiverCards0Timer->start(preDealCard
 void mainWindowImpl::dealRiverCards1() {
 
 	boardCardsArray[4]->setPixmap(*flipside, TRUE);
+
 // 	QTimer::singleShot(dealCardsSpeed, this, SLOT( dealRiverCards2() ));
 	dealRiverCards1Timer->start(dealCardsSpeed);
 }
@@ -1754,7 +1754,7 @@ void mainWindowImpl::dealRiverCards2() {
 	//Config? mit oder ohne Eye-Candy?
 	if(myConfig->readConfigInt("ShowFlipCardsAnimation")) { 
 		//mit Eye-Candy
-		boardCardsArray[4]->startFlipCards(guiGameSpeed, card, flipside);
+		boardCardsArray[4]->startFlipCards(guiGameSpeed, card, *flipside);
 	}
 	else {
 		//ohne Eye-Candy
@@ -2485,7 +2485,7 @@ void mainWindowImpl::postRiverRunAnimation2() {
 						if((*it_c)->getMyID() || ((*it_c)->getMyID()==0 && myConfig->readConfigInt("AntiPeekMode")) ) {
 							for(j=0; j<2; j++) {
 												
-								holeCardsArray[(*it_c)->getMyID()][j]->startFlipCards(guiGameSpeed, QPixmap(myAppDataPath +"gfx/cards/default/"+QString::number(tempCardsIntArray[j], 10)+".png"), flipside);
+								holeCardsArray[(*it_c)->getMyID()][j]->startFlipCards(guiGameSpeed, QPixmap(myAppDataPath +"gfx/cards/default/"+QString::number(tempCardsIntArray[j], 10)+".png"), *flipside);
 							}	
 						}
 						//set Player value (logging)
@@ -2828,7 +2828,7 @@ void mainWindowImpl::flipHolecardsAllIn() {
 					if((*it_c)->getMyAction() != PLAYER_ACTION_FOLD) { 
 						if((*it_c)->getMyID() || ((*it_c)->getMyID()==0 && myConfig->readConfigInt("AntiPeekMode")) ) {
 							for(j=0; j<2; j++) {
-								holeCardsArray[(*it_c)->getMyID()][j]->startFlipCards(guiGameSpeed, QPixmap(myAppDataPath +"gfx/cards/default/"+QString::number(tempCardsIntArray[j], 10)+".png"), flipside);
+								holeCardsArray[(*it_c)->getMyID()][j]->startFlipCards(guiGameSpeed, QPixmap(myAppDataPath +"gfx/cards/default/"+QString::number(tempCardsIntArray[j], 10)+".png"), *flipside);
 							}
 						}
 						//set Player value (logging)
diff --git a/src/gui/qt/mainwindow/mycardspixmaplabel.cpp b/src/gui/qt/mainwindow/mycardspixmaplabel.cpp
index 698e6691..455d7888 100644
--- a/src/gui/qt/mainwindow/mycardspixmaplabel.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/qt/mainwindow/mycardspixmaplabel.cpp
@@ -29,10 +29,7 @@ MyCardsPixmapLabel::MyCardsPixmapLabel(QFrame* parent)
 // 	rotationIntervall = 0.03;
 	
 	isFlipside = FALSE;
-
-	front = new QPixmap;
-	flipside = new QPixmap;
-
+	
 	fadeOutTimer = new QTimer;
 	connect(fadeOutTimer, SIGNAL(timeout()), this, SLOT(nextFadeOutFrame()));
 	flipCardsTimer = new QTimer;
@@ -78,7 +75,7 @@ void MyCardsPixmapLabel::nextFadeOutFrame() {
 
 }
 
-void MyCardsPixmapLabel::startFlipCards(int speed, QPixmap frontPix, QPixmap *flipsidePix) { 
+void MyCardsPixmapLabel::startFlipCards(int speed, const QPixmap &frontPix, const QPixmap &flipsidePix) { 
 	
 	stopFlipCards = FALSE;
 
@@ -87,11 +84,8 @@ void MyCardsPixmapLabel::startFlipCards(int speed, QPixmap frontPix, QPixmap *fl
 	frameFlipCardsAction1Size = 1.0;
 	frameFlipCardsAction2Size = 0.0;
 
-	*front = frontPix;
-	flipside = flipsidePix;
-
-	*flipside = flipside->scaled(width(), height(), Qt::IgnoreAspectRatio, Qt::SmoothTransformation);
-	*front = front->scaled(width(), height(), Qt::IgnoreAspectRatio, Qt::SmoothTransformation);
+	front = frontPix.scaled(width(), height(), Qt::IgnoreAspectRatio, Qt::SmoothTransformation);;
+	flipside = flipsidePix.scaled(width(), height(), Qt::IgnoreAspectRatio, Qt::SmoothTransformation);;
 
 	if(speed <= 4) { flipCardsScaleIntervall = 0.1; }
 	if(speed > 4 && speed <= 6) { flipCardsScaleIntervall = 0.20; }
@@ -152,7 +146,7 @@ void MyCardsPixmapLabel::setPixmap(const QPixmap &pic, const bool flipsideIs) {
 
 void MyCardsPixmapLabel::setFrontPixmap ( const QPixmap &pic ) {
 
-	myHiddenFront = pic;
+	myHiddenFront = pic.scaled(width(), height(), Qt::IgnoreAspectRatio, Qt::SmoothTransformation);;
 }
 
 void MyCardsPixmapLabel::paintEvent(QPaintEvent * event) {
@@ -180,26 +174,26 @@ void MyCardsPixmapLabel::paintEvent(QPaintEvent * event) {
 
 	if (flipCardsAction1) {
 		QPainter painter2(this);
-		QPointF center(flipside->width()/2.0, flipside->height()/2.0);
+		QPointF center(flipside.width()/2.0, flipside.height()/2.0);
 		painter2.translate(center);
 		painter2.scale(frameFlipCardsAction1Size ,1);
 		painter2.translate(-center);
-		painter2.drawPixmap(0,0, *flipside);
+		painter2.drawPixmap(0,0, flipside);
 	}
 	
 	if (flipCardsAction2) {
 		QPainter painter3(this);
-		QPointF center(front->width()/2.0, front->height()/2.0);
+		QPointF center(front.width()/2.0, front.height()/2.0);
 		painter3.translate(center);
 		painter3.scale(frameFlipCardsAction2Size ,1);
 		painter3.translate(-center);
-		painter3.drawPixmap(0,0, *front);
+		painter3.drawPixmap(0,0, front);
 	}
 
 	if (fastFlipCardsFront && !fadeOutAction && !flipCardsAction1 && !flipCardsAction2) { 
 		if(objectName().contains("pixmapLabel_card0")) {
 			QPainter painter4(this);
-			painter4.drawPixmap(0,0, myHiddenFront.scaled(width(), height(), Qt::IgnoreAspectRatio, Qt::SmoothTransformation)); 
+			painter4.drawPixmap(0,0, myHiddenFront); 
 		}
 	}
 }
diff --git a/src/gui/qt/mainwindow/mycardspixmaplabel.h b/src/gui/qt/mainwindow/mycardspixmaplabel.h
index 22b48c03..78bd83ff 100644
--- a/src/gui/qt/mainwindow/mycardspixmaplabel.h
+++ b/src/gui/qt/mainwindow/mycardspixmaplabel.h
@@ -36,14 +36,11 @@ public:
 	bool getFadeOutAction() const { return fadeOutAction;}
 	
 	void startFadeOut(int);
-	void startFlipCards(int, QPixmap, QPixmap*);
+	void startFlipCards(int, const QPixmap & , const QPixmap &);
 	void stopFlipCardsAnimation();
 	
 	void paintEvent(QPaintEvent * event);
 
-	QPixmap *front;
-	QPixmap *flipside;
-
 signals:
 	void signalFastFlipCards(bool);
 
@@ -51,7 +48,7 @@ signals:
 public slots:
 	
 	void setPixmap ( const QPixmap &, const bool );
-	void setFrontPixmap ( const QPixmap & );
+	void setFrontPixmap ( const QPixmap &);
 
 	void nextFadeOutFrame();
 	void nextFlipCardsFrame();
@@ -86,6 +83,8 @@ private:
 	bool mousePress;	
 	bool fastFlipCardsFront;	
 
+	QPixmap front;
+	QPixmap flipside;
 	QPixmap myHiddenFront;
 
 friend class mainWindowImpl;