January - 50,000 hands, and I made it to 8-gear. I moved up from 4nl after about 44,000 hands, having made my BR requirement. Since then, I've been running pretty well at 10nl.
I put together a plan for February, centered around another 40,000-50,000 hand month. With some luck, I'll be able to approach the solid VIP levels while maximizing double VIP point days on RPM.