a lil over a year ago I had no clue what the hand rankings where... not even 6 months later I was a winning player. I havent won a lot just yet, but Im still up quite a bit more then I have put in. If you have a knowledgable, patient tutor, you can do it so fast. I just had ftr in general, so not as much 1 on 1, but still not knowing if a flush beats a striaght or the otehr way around, to a winning player in 6 months is pretty damn good.