1) Get enough pokerowned points to enter a pokerowned sponsored freeroll on Carbon
2) Cash in a pokerowned sponsored freeroll on Carbon to the tune of $3.
3) Turn that 3$ into sufficient VIP points to enter the Carbon Poker Maximus giveaway
4) Run Good
5) Don't run bad.

Steps 4 and 5 are critical. Its extremely important that you follow steps 4 and 5 because if you don't follow steps 4 and 5, you simply won't turn your $0 into 3.5K. Just not gonna happen.

6) Come in 3rd in the Maximus giveaway by following steps 4+5, earning yourself 2 $530 coupons and 2 $215 coupons
7) Enter one of the daily $10k high rollers and follow steps 4+5 to a 2nd place finish worth about 3.5k
8) Cash out and wait for the check to arrive
9) Do it all over again