8th Ante4autism Event To Be Held During Las Vegas Market
Furniture World News Desk on
7/27/2015
The 8th Annual Ante4Autism poker tournament, presented by Serta Simmons bedding, will be held at the Golden Nugget in the “Grand” event center on Sunday, January 24th at 7 PM. The winner will receive a $10,000 seat* to the WSOP sponsored by Symbol Mattress and APAR Management, LLC in the summer of 2016. In addition, Ashley Furniture has agreed to be a Double Diamond $10,000 sponsor again this year. Also, Eclipse International & Eastman House Bedding have signed on as Platinum sponsors!
The buy-in for the Texas Hold’em poker event is only $125, with $40 re-buys available! All 9 final table players will receive great merchandise prizes for being top finishers. The winner will also receive the Grand Champion winner’s plaque in addition to the WSOP seat*! Celebrities and special guests will be playing in the event again this year. The complete details of the event are available at
www.Ante4autism.com. Join us for an evening of fun to help a great cause. Celebrities that appeared last year included Randy Couture, Lon McEachern from ESPN, Jennifer Tilly, Jose Canseco, along with top poker pros Howard Lederer, Chip Jett, Dennis Phillips, and Frank Kasella. Pictures from 2015 event:
Join all our furniture industry friends, as well as poker stars and celebrities to help the kids with Autism, adults with Autism and their families!
Sponsorships are available online at www.Ante4autism.com or sponsors can contact Co-Host Doug Krinsky directly at 614-554-0802 or e-mail
ante4autism@aol.com. There will be a silent auction at the event with outstanding entertainment and sports memorabilia items available. Players can now register to play and donations are now being accepted online at
www.Ante4autism.com.
Co-Hosts for the 8th Annual event include: Karina Jett, Professional Poker Player: Allen Parvizian, APJL Consulting: Myra Stone, Independent Representative: Randy Coconis, Coconis Furniture; Stuart Carlitz, Eclipse International; Phil Miner, Symbol Mattress; Mike McQuiston, Symbol Mattress; Jerry Williams, Retail Service Systems, Inc; Anthony Mehran, Huffman Koos Furniture; Joseph Amato, Mattress Matters; and Doug Krinsky, Restonic.
Autism spectrum disorders are diagnosed now in 1 in 68 children in the United States, and 1 in 42 boys. It is very important we continue to help all the families impacted by Autism in any way we can. We will be supporting 5 Autism charities this year that support our kids with Autism, adults with Autism and their families. The charities are Oakstone Academy, The Kelly O’Leary Center for Autism Spectrum Disorders at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital, Autism Speaks, National Autism Association Southeast Ohio Chapter, and Bike To The Beach for Autism. See Ante4autism.com for complete details about the charities. We hope to see everyone at the 8th Annual Ante4autism poker tournament, Sunday, January, 24th at the Golden Nugget at 7 PM!
* Winner of the 8th Annual Ante4autism event will win a $10,000 seat to the 2016 World Series of Poker provided they sign the Ante4autism contract saying they will donate 5% of their winnings back to Ante4autism and wear an Ante4autism.com hat during the event that Ante4autism will supply.