I guess the question is: Has anyone ever tried this?

I read an interesting post about making your own "Poker tourney".

Buy into a low level NL live ring game. say.25/.50, one full buy in. Set an alarm for 30 mins. Up Down or Sideways, once the alarm goes off, move up to the next level. In this case .50/1, start the alarm again. Trying to last/climb 5, 8 or even 10 levels. If you don't meet the minimum buy in requirements you cash out.

so say. Start at .25/.50, move to .50/1 then 1/2 then 2/4, then 3/6 then 4/8 5/10. If you last for 30 mins at 5/10 cash out and keep track of your score...

Why would this be successfull, or unsuccessfull?