How many are dealt, and how many count
Hold'em and Short Deck deal two. Omaha uses two of four. PLO5 uses two of five.
PageThis page is the count dealt and the count used in the hand. No new open list, no bet amount, and no outs.
Cards dealt
Hold'em
2
One, or none, is allowed
Omaha
4
Exactly two
PLO5
5
Exactly two
Short Deck
2
Compare table: any mix
Hold'em
The Hold'em page deals two hole cards. The hand is the best five from those two and five community cards. Using one hole card, or none, is allowed.
Omaha and PLO5
Omaha deals four and uses exactly two of them. The other two are not in the hand. PLO5 deals five and also uses exactly two. Both take exactly three from the board.
Short Deck
On the compare table Short Deck hole cards are two, and the cards you must use are any mix. The deck is 36 cards. This page does not add the Hold'em line about using one or none.
Questions
Two. Both do not have to be used. One hole card, or the five community cards alone, is allowed.