I made the leap to 25NL from 25PL with $200. Of course I had been playing for about 5 months so going from PL to NL was not that big. But when I got to $750, I jumped to 50NL. Got KILLED in my first 2 sessions and lost 4 buyins. Back to 25NL where I continued to get hammered for a couple of weeks. Then back to $700 and back to $50NL. Up and down for about 1.5 weeks now. Up 2 buyins ... down 2 buyins.

My advice ... play really really tight at first. If you are faced with a huge raise ... fold and let it go. Use what worked for you at 25NL ... raise what you like to raise, play position like you do now ... it will take care of itself. The players at 50NL (for me) are somewhat better but there are still the fish out there. Took me awhile to find my footing and not be intimidated by the other players. They are just like us for the most part.

Also, I tend to look at my losses and divide them by 2. If I am down $30 I think that's $15 at 25NL.

Note, today I was up 2 buyins ... and then bamm ... couple of suckouts, bad calls, and I'm back to zero for the day. But I am getting more comfortable at 50NL.

Bonus ... bonuses accrue much faster!!