PITW Power Rankings — 2026, Vol. 1
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PITW Power Rankings — 2026, Vol. 1
The first rankings of the season. Real ones, fake ones, and the ones that will start arguments.
Featured image prompt: Tiered ranking graphic with poker-chip badges numbered 1 through 5, dramatic spotlight, leaderboard styling, gold and deep-green palette.
The season is live and the leaderboard is a knife fight. Here’s where things stand — officially and otherwise.
The real top 5
- Tim & Mondo (tied, 224) — a genuine dead heat for Chief Donkey
- Bish — lurking, dangerous, loud
- The chase pack — one big multiplier night from chaos
- Whoever ran hot last week
- Whoever is about to run hot this week
Most Dangerous Players
- Mondo — respected, feared, never bluffing when you hope he is
- Bish — see: every pot
- Mirtys — plays like the rent is due
Most Likely To Tank For Ten Minutes
- Marcel (emeritus champion of this category)
- Anyone holding 5-3 offsuit, i.e. Chance
Most Likely To Blame The River
- All of us
- The river (in absentia)
Most Likely To Have A Spreadsheet
- JD (it’s not close; it will never be close)
- Mark, the Boeing engineer, as a matter of principle
- Jordan, who solved it for fun
Disagree violently? Good. That’s the point. New rankings drop regularly — see the full Power Rankings archive.
Filed by the PokerInTheWood Media Department — mostly true, occasionally sworn to, always respectful. The Flock of Donkeys, est. 20+ years ago.