I ran out of time trying to edit my original post.
Here's just an example of the type of stuff you see at 25/50 NL.
Merge - $0.50 NL - Holdem - 8 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4
Hero (CO): 100 BB
BTN: 33.3 BB (VPIP: 85.71, PFR: 57.14, 3Bet Preflop: 50.00, Hands: 7)
SB: 119.06 BB (VPIP: 57.14, PFR: 0.00, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 7)
BB: 144.02 BB (VPIP: 14.29, PFR: 14.29, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 7)
UTG: 118.4 BB (VPIP: 42.86, PFR: 14.29, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 7)
UTG+1: 46.72 BB (VPIP: 45.45, PFR: 0.00, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 11)
MP: 42.96 BB (VPIP: 0.00, PFR: 0.00, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 7)
MP+1: 100 BB (VPIP: 42.86, PFR: 14.29, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 7)
SB posts SB 0.5 BB,
BB posts BB 1 BB
Pre Flop: (pot: 1.5 BB) Hero has
Hero raises to 3 BB,
fold,
fold,
BB calls 2 BB
Flop: (6.5 BB, 2 players)
BB checks,
Hero bets 3.24 BB,
BB raises to 9 BB,
Hero calls 5.76 BB
Turn: (24.5 BB, 2 players)
BB checks,
Hero checks
River: (24.5 BB, 2 players)
BB checks,
Hero checks
BB shows
(Two Pair, Kings and Sevens)
(Pre 49%, Flop 39%, Turn 20%)
Hero shows
(Two Pair, Kings and Sevens)
(Pre 51%, Flop 61%, Turn 80%)
BB wins 11.58 BB
Hero wins 11.56 BB
Rake paid 1.36 BB
(RAKE WON! We both lose...)
My thought process on calling the check raise. My spider senses were telling me this dude was trying to steal the pot. (I highly doubt villain had 67s or 78s ESPECIALLY when Villain checked the K turn OOP when I called the raise.) Also if villain had a T, wouldn't villain want to control the pot with a Tx hand instead of bloating it out of position? When the K came on the river I was counterfeited and obviously the only way I'd win the pot is if I bet the river IP. I was 50/50 on betting the river. I decided not to, because the way I played my hand was pretty weak. Bet/call-> ck/ck-> so on the river I thought villain would have an ace and call my bet thinking I had 22-66, or any Jx, Qx type hands... or worse another check/raise on the river.
I may have played that hand terribly, but I'm just trying to show that at 25/50 NL people will try and exploit the player and not focus on their own two cards. You just have to decide on whether their betting or raising story makes sense from pre flop all the way to the river.