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The poker unemployment statistics got a boost this week. The free to play online poker room Cafrino.com bumped their co-founder into the role of Chairman and brought Joseph Conner into the fold to become the Director of Poker Operations.

Cafrino.com is a US-facing online poker room that offers real money prizes by using ad-revenue money and not player money. CEO, Michael Murphy, is hoping the roles and responsibility juggle will help them move into their next phase – a subscription model.

Conner used to work for bwin.party Digital Entertainment and their former daughter partypoker were also in the hiring frame of mind this week. Who do you turn to if you want to create the baddest live tournament series in the world? You hire the guy who created the baddest live tournament series in the world.