A poker player needs to make more per hour A) to absorb variance and B) to avoid working long hours.
That doesnt make sense...

$35/hr playing poker is $35/hr .. vairance has nothing to do with it... (or more accurately it's already included in the figure)

If you make $35/hr playing poker, ending a week or even a month negative is expected, and is covered in your $35/hr just like upswings are.... Thats what a bankroll and a budget are for.

Why do poker players need to make more to cover longer hours? If anything it's the other way arround because you dont need to drive to work. (adding another 2min to 2 hours+ to your work day depending on where you work in relation to where you live.)