That was my first thought when I read that. Just from doing some quick math in my head (which may very well be wrong, I'm not fully awake yet), that's roughly

That was my first thought when I read that. Just from doing some quick math in my head (which may very well be wrong, I'm not fully awake yet), that's roughly $1 earned per 200 hands. At ~600 hands per hour (IIRC, from the article), that's an average of $3 per hour. One could earn more working at a minimum-wage fast food job (although it wouldn't be as fun or interesting).