:grunch: I like hand 2 more than hand 1 because you are up against less players (2 in hand 2, 3 in hand 1) meaning you are more likely to win the pot with the bet, and your outs are better (less likely to have tainted outs) in hand 2 with overs, inside str, bd flush versus bd str, 2 7's, 3 6's (which can help someone's str draw).