FWIW, Chris Ferguson turned $0 into $10K long after he was a pro and was also on several payrolls while doing this challenge. It was not because he was busto, it was a stunt, by a pro, to promote online poker. He did not go from $0 to hero. Have a look around and see how many people have done exactly what this OP has done in the time frame he feels it can be done. If you plan to learn poker and grow the roll to a living breathing income, join the other 50 or 60 guys with Blogs attempting to do that very thing on this site.