Stepping up

[77rules]

I've been playing 2/4 at Party and Paradise, and I've averaged 3.6 BB/100 since July 1, or 20K hands. So, I figure it's time to step up. I've been playing about 8K hands so far, but not doing so great, only about 0.3 BB/100.

Basically I find the competition much tougher. Average see flop is around 20 percent and often as low as 16 - 17 percent. You hardly ever see the flop for just one bet. It's much harder to get paid off when you do make a big hand.

How does this compare to other peoples experiences?

I'm not interested in a discussion around sample sizes or generic advise like "post hands". I just want to hear what other people who made the step up recently experienced.

Oh, and another thing - how do you go about choosing tables at Party? I mean, I don't really have time to sit for half an hour looking at one table to judge wether it's a "good" game, and to me, average pot size only tells part of the story.