I only tried it briefly on the play money tables. I didnt like it at all and the unfold pot didnt seem even worth the trouble most of the time. Its definately a variation that I will not miss.
As for short-deck poker, it sounds quite interesting. Not sure if I will be playing it often, as I am still learning the normal no-limit hold'em, but I would like to try my luck sometime.
They had a shortdeck game on the
wsop.com play money
App, except the deck was Nines to Aces and the hand rankings remained the same as normal. Tons of action and loads of fun, but getting a set or two pair was almost worthless, I understand the need to change the hand rankings.