I think the OP was talking about when Ferguson built a 'roll from $1. He talks about it on a Full Tilt "podcast from the pros."

He lost his first buck, and then on his second he never looked back. He broke bankroll rules only while he had to, because he had to buy in for 10 cents, therefore 10%. After he had a few bucks, he never broke the 5% rule again, although he had to move up and down a few times.

All said he pushed it to over 20K.