It's interesting how different players have different experiences. I haven't really played $25NL in earnest since the summer, but for FullRing $25NL on Stars, I seem to remember $25NL being one of my favorite levels. Both levels surrounding $25NL @ $10NL and $50NL seemed much more nitty than $25NL. It seemed like players would actually put money in the pot, which was great for my style. I think that has a lot to do with it, too. I don't massively multi-play. At the time, I think I just played 4 tables, so I would always look for the best tables that suited my semi-loose, aggressive style and usually had luck building pots when I wanted. But, different folks, different strokes.

I will say that the jump from $10NL to $25NL can be a tough mental hurdle because of the larger gap in nominal stakes. Most jumps are just a factor of 2 like from $5NL to $25NL, but this jump is a factor of 2.5x, which may not seem like much but it is 25% more of a jump and moving up in stakes is already challenging enough. The first time you face that huge $25 all-in, which is 2.5 buy-ins @ $10NL, it can definitely be intimidating. It's just another reason why bankroll management is so important so that you have plenty of time to make adjustments. Trust me, though, there are plenty of fish @ $25NL.

Good luck.

- Jason