Mike McDonald (TIMEX) Quits Poker - Page 5 - Poker News

charder30 · 04-01-2010, 02:04 AM

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Originally Posted by salesbeast

This will be happening more and more as these young kids can't handle the losses and just give up.

except Timex quitting has nothing to do with the losses

J-monkey · 04-01-2010, 02:08 AM

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Originally Posted by salesbeast

This will be happening more and more as these young kids can't handle the losses and just give up. Mike you are very talented and have 70 to 80 years left hopefully you will find something you love or just do really good then flaking out. When I hire people I often get asked why I stay clear from 20 yr olds...this is why...they are quitters now.

he's not exactly quitting just lightening his workload and pursuing other interests. Don't people tend to change jobs every 4-5yrs? good on him for diversifying his skills and not just putting all his energy into poker

vughtzuid · 04-01-2010, 02:14 AM

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Originally Posted by salesbeast

When I hire people I often get asked why I stay clear from 20 yr olds...this is why...they are quitters now.

Way to label bro

ZooeyGlass · 04-01-2010, 02:37 AM

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Originally Posted by salesbeast

This will be happening more and more as these young kids can't handle the losses and just give up. Mike you are very talented and have 70 to 80 years left hopefully you will find something you love or just do really good then flaking out. When I hire people I often get asked why I stay clear from 20 yr olds...this is why...they are quitters now.

No one likes working under telemarketing managers at 20.

**mlagoo** · 04-01-2010, 02:44 AM

gl mike

kickpushcoast · 04-01-2010, 03:02 AM

fixing stalling issues with his squat much more important ldo

J-monkey · 04-01-2010, 03:06 AM

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Originally Posted by kickpushcoast

fixing stalling issues with his squat much more important ldo

also reducing nipple rash when he go's running

PBJaxx · 04-01-2010, 03:15 AM

Good luck to you Timex. Sick brag having made millions by 20 and moving on to the next thing. Pretty sick IMO.

rmoriar1 · 04-01-2010, 03:53 AM

gg more for us

FullyOnTilt · 04-01-2010, 04:04 AM

Good riddance.

The less whiny emo ***** in poker the better.

DonkeysAlwaysDrw · 04-01-2010, 04:59 AM

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Also as for $ we dont need x to retire we can make money other ways theres a reason some of us excelled at poker those skill sets will translate well in life esp the reading people and understanding equity on levels most brokers don't even understand.

lol
[x] in before reality check in 10 years

Not sure why people still think that excelling in poker means you're super intelligent. Beating poker -- donkaments in particular now equates to being successful in stocks/investing? lol kk.

iMsoLucky0 · 04-01-2010, 05:11 AM

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Originally Posted by salesbeast

This will be happening more and more as these young kids can't handle the losses and just give up. Mike you are very talented and have 70 to 80 years left hopefully you will find something you love or just do really good then flaking out. When I hire people I often get asked why I stay clear from 20 yr olds...this is why...they are quitters now.

Just out of curiosity, for what do you hire people?

KakiTee · 04-01-2010, 05:12 AM

i was behind u in a kebab queue at AM, and was like: "hey i wonder if timex gets garlic yoghurt?"

nice to know u have enough gold to buy lots of kebabs.

chkp · 04-01-2010, 06:04 AM

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Originally Posted by shaundeeb

Also as for $ we dont need x to retire we can make money other ways theres a reason some of us excelled at poker those skill sets will translate well in life esp the reading people and understanding equity on levels most brokers don't even understand.

I really don't get the part about understanding "equity" on levels brokers don't understand. What does that even mean?

Anyway, good luck to both of you--the truth is that its a really tough and competitive world whichever way you slice it.

Paul McSwizzle · 04-01-2010, 06:57 AM

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Originally Posted by salesbeast

This will be happening more and more as these young kids can't handle the losses and just give up. Mike you are very talented and have 70 to 80 years left hopefully you will find something you love or just do really good then flaking out. When I hire people I often get asked why I stay clear from 20 yr olds...this is why...they are quitters now.

kids today, amirite?