Low stakes tourney results and the need for advice.

[bricktoperson]

I got baffled with hold'em in the era of entertaining poker shows with Negreanu, Ivey etc..., but i wasnt in a condition to start a bankroll, so i would recreativelly play frerolls online and eventually went to micro stakes live games, leading to studying GTO (i remember watching cardschat classes as well), and the hobby lasted a few years with no major money invested.
I got the itch again, about a month ago, with better life perspective and deposited usd $60, and imediatelly got 3d on my first 3$ zoom pokers stars tournament.
After that, i played 12 regular ones (updating myself lightly on the current meta ranges and bet sizes for low stakes and such) ranging from $1 to $3 and popped the bubble in 4 of them (it would be 5 if wasnt for a race right before bubble popped), 3 of them were last table.
I want to ask if its within reason to think the results are a clue that indicates i can invest some time and money in a sizable bankroll (remembering that my money in brazil is worth 5x less than dollar) and what range of buy ins the tournaments start to get hard.
Also as a relativelly new player, what do i need to update on, in terms of resources and such (i would love any advice)

 

[Ruinkind]

Lots of sites that offer super-micro tournies, you generally want 100-200 buy ins in your account, playing a $3 (or $1 at your bankroll) game alone is already busting basic discipline rules.

Stage down and play .10-.50 tournies if you want to actually see if you can make profit during a reasonable amount of statistics gained.

Places like 888 offer .10 sats to $1.00 tickets, put that into the 1.2k or 1k and you'll start laddering up pretty quick, if you are profitable.
ACR/partypoker are also worthwhile mentions for super-micros and bankroll building tournaments.

The professional tracker software is also out of the question if you are still building a bankroll, some free options for solvers, etc, H2H (the old one), used to be free, still might be.

Side note, quite a few people living in cheaper countries make a living playing super micro's.

 

[bricktoperson]

Lots of sites that offer super-micro tournies, you generally want 100-200 buy ins in your account, playing a $3 (or $1 at your bankroll) game alone is already busting basic discipline rules.

Stage down and play .10-.50 tournies if you want to actually see if you can make profit during a reasonable amount of statistics gained.

Places like 888 offer .10 sats to $1.00 tickets, put that into the 1.2k or 1k and you'll start laddering up pretty quick, if you are profitable.
ACR/PartyPoker are also worthwhile mentions for super-micros and bankroll building tournaments.

The professional tracker software is also out of the question if you are still building a bankroll, some free options for solvers, etc, H2H (the old one), used to be free, still might be.

Side note, quite a few people living in cheaper countries make a living playing super micro's.

Thats very helpfull, thank you

 

[veryluckyfish7k]

I got baffled with hold'em in the era of entertaining poker shows with Negreanu, Ivey etc..., but i wasnt in a condition to start a bankroll, so i would recreativelly play frerolls online and eventually went to micro stakes live games, leading to studying GTO (i remember watching cardschat classes as well), and the hobby lasted a few years with no major money invested.
I got the itch again, about a month ago, with better life perspective and deposited usd $60, and imediatelly got 3d on my first 3$ zoom pokers stars tournament.
After that, i played 12 regular ones (updating myself lightly on the current meta ranges and bet sizes for low stakes and such) ranging from $1 to $3 and popped the bubble in 4 of them (it would be 5 if wasnt for a race right before bubble popped), 3 of them were last table.
I want to ask if its within reason to think the results are a clue that indicates i can invest some time and money in a sizable bankroll (remembering that my money in brazil is worth 5x less than dollar) and what range of buy ins the tournaments start to get hard.
Also as a relativelly new player, what do i need to update on, in terms of resources and such (i would love any advice)

Your results look solid for someone coming back after a long break. Min-bankroll, small sample but making FTs and bubbling a few is a good sign you’re not completely lost in the current meta.
If $1–$3 games feel comfortable, stay there for a bit. Build a real sample, get your fundamentals sharp again, and don’t rush moving up. Low-stakes MTTs only start getting noticeably tougher around the $11–$22 range that’s where regs actually study and tables aren’t full of randoms anymore.
In terms of study: update your preflop charts, learn modern c-bet sizes, fix your blind-vs-blind game, and watch a few current low-stakes coaches on YouTube (free is enough at this stage). Solvers are nice, but you don’t need them yet.
Overall, yes it’s perfectly reasonable to invest a bit more time and build a bankroll, just do it slowly and don’t feel pressure because of the currency difference difference. Volume + discipline will tell you quickly if the game is worth pursuing.

 

[eetenor]

I got baffled with hold'em in the era of entertaining poker shows with Negreanu, Ivey etc..., but i wasnt in a condition to start a bankroll, so i would recreativelly play frerolls online and eventually went to micro stakes live games, leading to studying GTO (i remember watching cardschat classes as well), and the hobby lasted a few years with no major money invested.
I got the itch again, about a month ago, with better life perspective and deposited usd $60, and imediatelly got 3d on my first 3$ zoom pokers stars tournament.
After that, i played 12 regular ones (updating myself lightly on the current meta ranges and bet sizes for low stakes and such) ranging from $1 to $3 and popped the bubble in 4 of them (it would be 5 if wasnt for a race right before bubble popped), 3 of them were last table.
I want to ask if its within reason to think the results are a clue that indicates i can invest some time and money in a sizable bankroll (remembering that my money in brazil is worth 5x less than dollar) and what range of buy ins the tournaments start to get hard.
Also as a relativelly new player, what do i need to update on, in terms of resources and such (i would love any advice)

The sample size is so small that you cannot assume anything by the results---What you want to do is study your hands and see if you are making correct choices---We can play poorly and still win, you want to confirm that it was your play that helped you to win.

Do you have a Hand tracker PT4 etc?

If no then get one before you increase bankroll and play at higher stakes. A minimum number of hands to be able to see if we are playing well is usually 10k but we can look at how we won our hands before that---did we win because the V gave us chips? Did we run above expectation on flips- Did we miss read a range and suck out for a big pot.
It is a lot of work, but it is how you can confidently invest more money in poker.

 

[bricktoperson]

Your results look solid for someone coming back after a long break. Min-bankroll, small sample but making FTs and bubbling a few is a good sign you’re not completely lost in the current meta.
If $1–$3 games feel comfortable, stay there for a bit. Build a real sample, get your fundamentals sharp again, and don’t rush moving up. Low-stakes MTTs only start getting noticeably tougher around the $11–$22 range that’s where regs actually study and tables aren’t full of randoms anymore.
In terms of study: update your preflop charts, learn modern c-bet sizes, fix your blind-vs-blind game, and watch a few current low-stakes coaches on YouTube (free is enough at this stage). Solvers are nice, but you don’t need them yet.
Overall, yes it’s perfectly reasonable to invest a bit more time and build a bankroll, just do it slowly and don’t feel pressure because of the currency difference difference. Volume + discipline will tell you quickly if the game is worth pursuing.

You are so kind! Both for the answer and the incentive. Thank you, im going get into it right away

 

[bricktoperson]

The sample size is so small that you cannot assume anything by the results---What you want to do is study your hands and see if you are making correct choices---We can play poorly and still win, you want to confirm that it was your play that helped you to win.

Do you have a Hand tracker PT4 etc?

If no then get one before you increase bankroll and play at higher stakes. A minimum number of hands to be able to see if we are playing well is usually 10k but we can look at how we won our hands before that---did we win because the V gave us chips? Did we run above expectation on flips- Did we miss read a range and suck out for a big pot.
It is a lot of work, but it is how you can confidently invest more money in poker.

Yeah, gotta keep myself grounded, youre right. Imma look into trackers, rhabks