Chicago NL Hold 'Em Variant?

[Matt Ruff]

In the Chicago variant of 7-card Stud, the high hand splits the pot with either the highest spade in the hole ("High Chicago") or the lowest spade in the hole ("Low Chicago").

I'm curious what people think would happen if you imported this rule to No-limit Hold 'Em. Would the resulting game -- let's call it "Lubbock" -- be interesting to play, or just stupid? If the former, would you prefer High Lubbock or Low Lubbock? What about limiting the number of players to six, to reduce the odds on any given hand that someone must be holding the nut spade?

And finally, any thoughts on strategy?

-- M. Ruff