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No, 5BB/hr on one table is not realistic in the long run. Even at Microlimit. Some people might claim they earn that much, and no doubt they do in the short run, but most of them are unaware of just how long a "short run" is. Incidentally, you also usually don't hear back from these guys once they hit a month long down swing. There are several posts discussing this here and you can probably search for those with terms such as "win rate" "BB/hour" and so forth.

Now this is for one table only. Of course, if you're a proficient player you can play more tables. Say your win-rate is a more realistic, but still optimistic, 2BB/hr. If you can sustain that over 3 tables simultaneously, then you have a win rate of 6BB/hr. Now if you do this at a 2/4 table that is $24/hr, which is a very respectable rate.