New form of tournament poker (thoughts please) hold'em variation

[BigFishSmallCardRoom]

I've been thinking of a new type of game. I call it No-Limit Crazy Pineapple Option Hold'em. Tournament Style only.

It's basically just like a NoLimit Hold'em tournament (with small and big blind) except you have the option of paying a big blind to receive an extra card that you must discard preflop or pay two big blinds and discard the extra card after the flop. Or just play with your two cards.

Basically you have to declare your intention of taking the extra card in order starting with left of the big blind and then in order, and you can't change your mind.

It will create a lot of extra blind money and create a lot of different strategy decisions (based on blind size, position, stack size, etc...)

Thoughts please... I'm gonna try this at my next big poker night with friends and see how it goes.

What are the dynamics I have to consider? Obviously there won't be an ante (that will create too much blind money and force everyone to take the extra card, turning the entire game into a crapshoot). What about when it gets 3-handed and heads-up?

Thanks for the input,

Fish