Again, you seem to be generalizing. We are talking about the top few whales yes? It's pretty safe to assume that they play a lot more than the average f2p.

That wasn't my point. My point was that whales putting in significant time doesn't mean others aren't.

Tbh, the above average focus seems a little exaggerated. You just need to know basic poker hands. You'd think the top few whales who have invested thousands of dollars into this game would at least put enough effort into learning that.

It's really not. It's not a matter of just knowing poker hands, It's a matter of visually recognizing them and picking what cards you'll hold as fast possible.

That being said from MY personal experience, 40m is actually NOT a big deal luck wise. Yes, it will almost always take multiple hours of playing, but I've achieved nearly that much within 2-3 hours on 2 separate occasions and I've drastically toned down my casino play time lately.

Now manage that daily at higher numbers.