[private joker]

Yeah, 25BBs is fine. At 4/8, just buy in for 2 racks ($200). If you play the 3/6, $150 is usually plenty. The players are so bad you'd have to hit a horrendous run of cards to blow a stack of 25BBs.

If you don't play live very often, make sure to act in turn and announce your raises/bets so they're not considered string bets. Also, cover your cards with a chip so the dealer doesn't accidentally muck them. Thirdly, always turn your cards face up at showdown, no matter what. You can't win a pot without doing that, and sometimes an opponent will misread/miscall his hand. Sometimes the dealer will too.

Other than that, have fun.