1. How do I know when I'm ready to make that jump? In terms of BR, I'm pretty much there, just under $1500. But I'm thinking I might wait a bit. I just got PT like a month ago, and I'm wondering if I should track my winrate at 25 for a while, maybe another month or two at least. I am ahead $610 over about 27K hands for the month of Feb., but don't have my rate handy (I'm at work right now), though I recognize that this could just be positive variance. Jan. was a positive month too, but at nowhere near the same rate. I've also settled into a pattern of 21/7/1.5 which has been profitable, but I'm thinking about continuing to tighten up and get more aggressive, and definitely limp less preflop.

2. What is the difference in ability level from 25 to 50? Is there any generality for what I can expect? I played mainly 10NL for about a year, and I was surprised when moving to 25 that it was just as fishy if not moreso.

I won't lie. The prospect of playing for $100+ pots is a little scary. On the other hand, I have gotten fairly good at shrugging off losing a $40-50 pot when I know I played the hand right.

Any advice/encouragement will be appreciated.