Cold call % from button?

[djshawk]

Hi Guys,

I'm just going through my PT stats and looking in particular at the positional stuff. My vpip increases as I get toward the button but my button vpip is still only 19.5%. I'm currently playing 50nl and have really cut back recently on any kind of bluffing, this includes blind steals with the more marginal holdings because I'm constantly getting calls from the looser blinds. It seems to be working pretty well at the moment.

The number I'm not too sure about though is the cold call %, at the moment I'm cold calling about 2% from the button which I think may be a little nitty. When I've got a full stack and am facing a raise from a full stack with say a caller or two, should I really be opening up my range? At the moment I only really call big suited and pps, and a lot of the time I'll even fold big suited.

I know once I get to higher levels I should be 3 betting more than cold calling but at 50nl taking a passive line seems to be working better since you still get paid off when you hit and a lot of the time 3 betting won't thin the field.

So I guess my question is what kind of hands/situations do you cold call from button/co and how frequently does this come up.

Cheers.