Pete & Jenny Primeau renew $2,500 Gold sponsorship! Janet Pickett, Joe Matejka Jr., Roger Magowitz and BoxDrop all sign on as $1,000 Silver sponsors! (Picture above left to right: Doug Krinsky, Ante4autism Founder, Ben Call, Bread Financial) Las Vegas, June 28, 2026: The Furniture First National Buying group had their annual Ignite Conference in Dallas…
Carpenter renews $5,000 Platinum sponsorship and Precision Textiles becomes $2,500 Gold sponsor! Gary Fazio, Vara Home, High Risk Pregnancy Center and International Hyperbarics Association all join as $1,000 Silver sponsors! Nectar donates bed for silent auction for the July 25th event at South Point in Las Vegas! Las Vegas, June 14, 2026: Carpenter has renewed…
Players can register now for the July 25th event at South Point in Las Vegas! Tempur-Pedic and Stearns & Foster donate beds to Ante4autism silent auction, Sleepy Town Mattress becomes $1,000 sponsor! Las Vegas, May 24, 2026: Tempur-Pedic has donated a Tempur-Adapt hybrid bed for the silent auction. In addition, Stearns & Foster has donated…
Krinsky’s Taekwondo Academy Breakathon raises $8,370 for Ante4autism event! Karl & Cathi Glassman renew $5,000 Platinum sponsorship, Mattress Depot becomes $500 Bronze sponsor! Travel Experiences for silent auction are now live on the Ante4autism.com website! (Pictured above left to right: Kevin Krinsky, Eric Krinsky) as Vegas, April 19, 2026: Kevin Krinsky, son of Ante4autism Founder,…
Serta Simmons Bedding renews as a $5,000 Platinum sponsor. Boise Mattress becomes $1,000 Silver sponsor, Gardner’s Mattress and More and Colonial become $500 Bronze sponsors! Registration is now open for players to sign up to play in the 18th installment of the event at Ante4autism.com! Las Vegas, March, 16, 2026: Serta Simmons Bedding (SSB) has…
Leggett & Platt continues to support day of event marketing and R & A Marketing will continue to host and maintain website! 18th charity event is Saturday, July 25th, 6:30 PM at the South Point Hotel and Casino – mark your calendar! Las Vegas, January 19, 2026: Leggett & Platt has jumped in once again…
Ante4autism Hosts pick five Autism charities for proceeds from the 2026 event! Las Vegas, January 1, 2026: PFP has upped their sponsorship for 2026. Tom Liddell, Sr. VP Managing Director at PFP, has renewed the PFP sponsorship for 2026. Ante4autism Founder Doug Krinsky, “We thank Tom and the entire team at PFP for their ongoing…
Breaking News: Ante4autism wins Furniture Today Reader Rankings Poll as Best Charity Organization!! Autism charities receive $30,874 each from the proceeds of the 2025 poker event. Bedding Industries of America to be $25,000 Presenting Sponsor! 3Z Brands to be $15,000 Final Table Sponsor! Furniture First to be $10,000 Diamond Sponsor! Las Vegas, December 21, 2025:…
Lena Evans wins Apollo Jett Grand Champion trophy Miss Nevada 2025 Abigail Bachman celebrates event with Michael Krinsky!! Final Table of 9 enjoy a special moment together at 17th Annual event! Las Vegas, July 29, 2025: Ante4autism event goes off without a hitch this past Saturday night! The event raised over $179,000 to set a…
Randy Couture, Adrian Zmed, Jeff Madsen to play in event!! Players need to sign up and register to play now!! Ante4autism.com!! Las Vegas, July 24, 2025: Randy Couture (left), a six-time UFC Champion, Adrian Zmed (middle), actor and singer, and Jeff Madsen (right), professional poker player with 4 WSOP bracelets, will…
Michael Mizrachi – “The Grinder”, 2025 World Series of Poker Main Event Champion to play in Ante4autism event!! Mike Matusow and Eric Mizrachi, twin brother of Michael Mizrachi, to join Miss Nevada 2025 Abigail Backman, Norman Chad, Jose Canseco, Ozzie Canseco, and Chip & Karina Jett at 17thAnnual Ante4autism event! Las Vegas, July 23, 2025:…
Norman Chad to appear and play in event!! Founder Krinsky to appear on Pete Primeau Podcast – 7/21/2025 at Noon ET!! Las Vegas, July 21, 2025: Norman Chad, WSOP broadcaster and poker player will appear and play in the 2025 event this Saturday, 7/26 at the South Point Hotel and Casino! Ante4autism Founder Doug Krinsky…
Jose & Ozzie Canseco to play, along with Chip & Karina Jett! Purecare donates $1,000, Studio98 Consulting becomes $1,000 Silver sponsor! Las Vegas, July 20, 2025: Jose and Ozzie Canseco will be making a return trip to the Ante4autism poker event this Saturday, 7/26 at 5:30 PM at the South Point Hotel and…
David Deye becomes $1,000 Silver sponsor, 2 Packers vs Browns tickets up for auction! Las Vegas, July 14, 2025: Chris Seneca, President of Sales at Ashley Furniture Industries is scheduled to appear and play in the 17th Annual event this year. Chris is a returning player to the event and Ante4autism Founder Doug Krinsky…
Las Vegas, July 13, 2025: Miss Nevada 2025, Abigail Bachman, is scheduled to appear and play in the 17th Annual Ante4autism poker event at the South Point Hotel and Casino Saturday, July 26th! Registration opens at 5:30, the event begins at 6:30 PM – Ante4autism.com! Abigail Bachman is the reigning Miss Nevada 2025 and a…
Bread Financial joins as a $5,000 Platinum sponsor! Vara Home, High Risk Pregnancy Center become $1,000 Silver sponsors and new sponsor Imaginarium will be a $500 bronze sponsor! Las Vegas, July 6, 2025: Bread Financial is the newest sponsor to the Ante4autism event later this month at the $5,000 Platinum level. High Risk Pregnancy…
Carpenter becomes $5,000 Platinum sponsor, Pete & Jenny Primeau sponsor again as $2,500 Gold sponsors! Roger Magowitz, Coconis Furniture, Joe Matejka become $1,000 Silver sponsors! Taekwondo America holds fundraiser for Ante4autism. Special thanks to Darren Peterson and Jim Moquin. Las Vegas, June 29, 2025: Carpenter has become the latest $5,000 Platinum sponsor. Ante4autism would like…
Furniture First golf event raises $17,500 for Ante4autism! Huffman Koos, Gary Fazio, Therapedic, BoxDrop, Big Sandy, Customatic, Decor-Rest, Shari Wagner, Janet Pickett, International Hyperbaric Association and Youngstown State University become sponsors! (Pictured – Mike Kordik, Mack Kauffman, Kyle Deets, Darren Thompson, Doug Krinsky, Jim Moquin, Andrew Kauffman) Las Vegas, June 22, 2025: Furniture First…
Jeryl Prescott to appear and play in event! Las Vegas, May 15, 2025: Stearns & Foster and Tempur-Pedic have donated beds for the silent auction again. They are posted on the website: Ante4autism.com and are available to purchase at the event. In addition, Ante4autism has received an anonymous $1,000 donation. Ante4autism is proud to announce…
Colonial LLC becomes Bronze sponsor, new Beat Autism Now Inc logo revealed. Las Vegas, April 23, 2025: To celebrate their 120th anniversary, the Eclipse Mattress Company has created a very special Limited Edition 120th Anniversary mattress. Proceeds from the sales of this mattress from April, 25th, through October 29th, 2025 will benefit Beat Autism Now…
Furniture First ups their ante, Taekwondo America joins as a $2,500 Gold sponsor, Joyce Cassen, MD and Furnituredealer.net become Silver $1,000 sponsors. Las Vegas, March 30, 2025: Leggett & Platt and Karl and Cathi Glassman have become $5,000 Platinum sponsors. In addition, Furniture First will be hosting a member only golf outing at their annual…
Ashley, Planned Furniture Promotions (PFP), TD Retail Card Services will be $5,000 Platinum sponsors. Englander signs on as $1,000 Silver sponsor. Las Vegas, February 16, 2025: 3Z Brands will be the $15,000 Final Table sponsor once again for the 17th Annual Ante4autism event. John Merwin, CEO of 3Z Brands commented, “We are happy to support…
Event to be held Saturday, July, 26, 2025 at South Point Hotel and Casino! Las Vegas, January 22, 2025: Stuart Carlitz, Executive Chairman, Bedding Industries of America, has confirmed Bedding Industries of America will be the $25,000 Presenting Sponsor once again for the 17th Annual Ante4autism event! “Stu has been a tireless supporter of this…
Event to be held Saturday, July, 26, 2025 at South Point Hotel and Casino! Las Vegas, January 21, 2025: Stuart Carlitz, Founder & Senior Consultant, Bedding Industries of America, has confirmed Bedding Industries of America will be the $25,000 Presenting Sponsor once again for the 17th Annual Ante4autism event! “Stu has been a tireless supporter…
Las Vegas, August 1, 2024: A new record was set last Saturday at the 16th Annual Ante4autism event. Saturday night was a very special night, the event raised $162,957 for 5 Autism charities. It is a new record for the event and takes the total raised for the 16 years to $1,477,447!! In addition, we…
Register to play NOW!!!!! Stuart Carlitz, Bedding Industries of America and John Merwin, 3Z Brands, titans of the Home Furnishings Industry, to be at festivities! Las Vegas, July 25, 2024: Kevyn Major Howard, “Rafterman” from the movie Full Metal Jacket scheduled to appear and play in 16th Annual Ante4autism event this Saturday – 7/27/24…
High Risk Pregnancy Centers of Nevada become $1,000 Silver Sponsor! Tempur+Sealy donate beds for the silent auction! Las Vegas, June 16, 2024: Pete and Jenny Primeau of Primeau Furniture Sales have once again become a $2,500 Gold sponsor for the Ante4autism event. The High Risk Pregnancy Centers of Nevada have become a Silver Sponsor for…
Las Vegas, December 17, 2023: Bedding Industries of America will be the $25,000 Presenting Sponsor for the 16th Annual Ante4autism event!! Stuart Carlitz, President and CEO of Bedding Industries of America, made the announcement to Ante4autism Founder Doug Krinsky this week. Founder Krinsky was elated to hear the news. Stu has been a Co-Host and…
Autism charities receive proceeds from July event! Each charity received $27,593 from the annual event! Las Vegas, October 29, 2023: The 15th Annual Ante4autism set a new record and raised $160,943, Saturday, July 29 at the South Point Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas! The proceeds of that event were recently distributed to the 5…
Lee Muth from PFP takes home “Apollo Jett” Grand Champion trophy! Las Vegas, August 5, 2023: The 15th Annual Ante4autism set a new record and raised $160,943 Saturday, July 29 at the South Point Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas! The Ante4autism charity event has raised $1,314,490 in 15 years!! The winner this year was…
William Hung, Jeff Madsen, Kenna James, Chip Jett, Norman Chad set to play! Event is less than 2 weeks away – register now online to play! Phil Hellmuth, best known as the “Poker Brat” and one of the top poker players of all time, has donated $2,000! Phil just recently won his 17th WSOP…
Karl and Cathi Glassman have become $5,000 Platinum sponsors again for the 15th Annual Ante4autism event. Karl and Cathi have been long time supporters of the cause and event! Ante4autism Founder Doug Krinsky expressed his gratitude for their support: “Karl and Cathi are tremendous cheerleaders of our cause.” “Karl has also been a leader at…
The 14th Annual Ante4autism event raised $140,212 on Saturday, 7/23 at the South Point Hotel and Casino!! Co-Host, Mike McQuiston with Carpenter: “It was another great event for the Autism charities!” The cumulative total of all 14 years of fundraising now stands at $1,153,547!!! Special thanks go out to all the sponsors, players, celebrities and…
The poker event is this Saturday – 7/23 – Check-in/registration opens at 5:30. South Point Hotel and Casino, Grandview Lounge plays host to the 14th Annual event again this week. Silent auction items are still needed and being accepted – contact Doug Krinsky – ante4autism@aol.com or 614.554.0802. Players are encouraged to pre-register at Ante4autism.com to…
We are less than 2 weeks away from the 14th Annual event and over $100,000 has been raised so far!! Adrian Zmed, Actor, Singer, Writer of such TV series as TJ Hooker, Bosum Buddies, and the movie Grease 2, David Williams – Poker Pro extraordinaire – WSOP bracelet winner, World Poker Tour Champion and William…
We are less than 3 weeks away from the 14th Annual event and the celebrities are starting to line up to play in the event. Nadia Dawn – Has appeared in the Bold and the Beautiful, Entourage, Celebrity Poker Stars as well as being a Producer and Writer and will be playing this year. Kevyn…
PLAYERS – It’s time to register and lock up your spot – Saturday, July 23! Carpenter has joined the outstanding list of corporate sponsors for the 14th Annual Ante4autism event as a $5,000 Platinum Sponsor! Founder Doug Krinsky said, “We welcome Carpenter to our great family of sponsors this year.” In addition, Pete & Jenny…
Registration is open now for players at South Point Casino event, Saturday, July 23! Big Sandy Superstore, Crane’s Mattress and Gary T. Fazio sponsor event again! Ante4autism Co-Hosts want to thank all 3 sponsors for helping raise $$ and awareness of the Autism cause. Ante4autism’s current list of sponsors include: $25,000 Presenting Sponsor: Leggett &…
The Furniture First National Buying Group has agreed to sponsor the 14th Annual Ante4autism event at the $10,000 Diamond level again this year! Andrew Kauffman, CEO of Furniture First, made the commitment to Ante4autism at the Las Vegas Winter furniture market. “I can’t say enough good things about Furniture First and their membership”, stated Ante4autism…
Ante4autism presented checks in the amount of $30,158 to each of the 5 Autism charities from the most recent event held this past August. Next event is Saturday, July 23, 2022, Leggett & Platt will be presenting sponsor! The final tally for the 13th Ante4autism event was $158,418, which in turn raises the grand total…
This past Saturday, at the South Point Hotel and Casino, Ante4autism raised over $150,000 at their annual charity poker event! It was the 13th Annual Ante4autism event and over $150,000 was raised, which takes the grand total for all 13 years to over $1,000,000 raised!!!! “I feel incredibly energized by all the support we have…
Vince Van Patten , Norman Chad and Jose Canseco (Pictured above right) are all scheduled to appear at the 13th Annual Ante4autism event next Saturday, 8/21 at the South Point Hotel and Casino. In addition, BoxDrop Mattress & Furniture, Jeffco Fibres Inc., and Maxime Knitting have all become sponsors. “I want to thank all 3…
Intellibed and Tietex become $2,500 Gold sponsor, Janet & Jeffrey Pickett and Standard Fiber are $1,000 Silver sponsors, while Customatic Technologies sponsor at Bronze level! David Wachendorfer (Co-Host) at Intellibed announces they are sponsoring the event again this year. “We thank all our latest sponsors and look forward to a great event,” founder Doug Krinsky…
Ashley Furniture Industries has signed on to be a $10,000 Diamond sponsor once again for the Ante4autism event. Founder Doug Krinsky, “We thank Todd Wanek and the entire Ashley team for their support of this important event and cause!!” Krinsky went on to say, “Co-Host Myra Stone, an Independent Representative for Ashley, has done a…
The 13th Annual Ante4autism event is moving to the South Point Hotel and Casino on Saturday, August 21st at 3 PM! The South Point Hotel and Casino has one of the largest poker rooms in the city! The Grandview Lounge, in the South Point casino, next to the main poker room, will host the event.…
13th Annual event has been moved to August – stay in sync with furniture market! The move was made to give attendees more time to receive the Covid vaccine. The event will be held during the furniture market August 21 – 25. The Host Committee is working to finalize the date, time and venue. We…
The 13th Annual Ante4autism event will be held Tuesday, April 13th at the Golden Nugget Grand Event Center. The date change was made to coincide with the Winter furniture market in Las Vegas. Ante4autism Co-Hosts agree with the World Market Center that it was the right thing to do to move the market back to…
Kevin Major Howard Kevyn Major Howard, star of many TV series and movies, including “Magnum PI”, “Miami Vice”, “Sudden Impact” and “Full Metal Jacket” is scheduled to play again in the 13th Annual Ante4autism event. Nadia Dawn, Actor/Model, has been published over 100 times, has worked with Chris Brown, Shaggy and Ozzy Osbourne and has…
The 13th annual Ante4autism event will be held as originally scheduled Saturday, 1/23/21 at the Golden Nugget in downtown Las Vegas. The Golden Nugget will follow all CDC guidelines for Covid and will require masks for players and attendees as well as social distancing on game tables. (Pictured here at 2020 event: Co-Hosts Karina Jett…
The 12th annual Ante4autism event was held last Saturday, 1/25/20 at the Golden Nugget in downtown Las Vegas. Dozens of celebrities showed up to help raise $$ and awareness for Autism. The Apollo Jett Grand Champion of the event was Aaron Page from Las Vegas. Aaron is a dealer at the Red Rock casino in…
Celebrities jump on board to help cause: Kevyn Major Howard, Billy Hayes, Brian Caraway, Rob Mars, Peter Jang, Ryan Raspberry, Erik Aude! MLILY, Colonial LLC, David Deye sponsor event, winner to receive $5,000!!!! Celebrities are pouring in to sign up and play in 12th annual event. Kevyn Major Howard, Billy Hayes, Brian Caraway, Rob Mars,…
Ashley Furniture once again becomes a Diamond $10,000 sponsor! BoxDrop has signed on as a Silver sponsor, along with 2 new sponsors: Infinity Chairs and Bekaert Deslee at the Bronze level! We thank all of the sponsors for helping our families impacted by Autism! Jose Canseco is scheduled to appear and play again in the…
(Pictured left to right: Eric Krinsky, Kelly Krinsky, John Merwin – CEO, Brooklyn Bedding, Michael Krinsky) Brooklyn Bedding has re-upped their sponsorship for the 12th annual Ante4autism event. TRU Lite Bedding has also committed to donate to the silent auction as well. Brooklyn Bedding joins the following sponsors for the 2020 12th Annual Ante4autism event:…
The proceeds of the 11th Annual Ante4autism charity event were presented to the five Autism charities over the past few months – Autism Speaks, NAA-SEO, The Lerner School for Autism at the Cleveland Clinic, The Reece School in NYC and The Stynchula Foundation. Ante4autism Founder Doug Krinsky is pleased to report all 5 Autism related…
$15,000, the largest guaranteed prize pool in the history of the event, will be paid out Saturday night at the Golden Nugget to the Final Table 9 sponsored by Symbol!!!! Celebrities and Poker Pros are turning out to play at the 11th Annual event. Doors will open at 6 PM, event begins at 7 PM. …
Jacqueline and Chris Laurita are scheduled to appear again at Ante4autism event – Saturday, January 26th at the Golden Nugget! Final table of 9 players will share the largest payout in event history – $15,000! Doors open at 6 PM, event begins at 7 PM. Players can register now at Ante4autism.com, $150 entry fee, $50 add ons and rebuys…
Celebrities Randy Couture, Jose Canseco, Norman Chad, Erik Seidel, Dutch Boyd, Emily Zolten Jillette, Kevyn Major Howard, Jeryl Prescott and William Hung are scheduled to appear and play in the 11th Annual Ante4autism event – Saturday, January 26th at the Golden Nugget! Hosts of the event are very excited to welcome all celebrities and players…
Ante4autism is proud to announce 5 more sponsors have joined with them to help families impacted by Autism. Brooklyn Bedding is the latest $5,000 Platinum sponsor, while Elfa International, Box Drop Mattress and Furniture Direct, Janet Pickett become the latest $1,000 Silver sponsors, Furniture Fair and Devan Chemical are the newest $500 Bronze sponsors! All…
Restonic, Angelique Clark, A. Lava and Son Co., Mantua, Intellibed, Uown, Roger Magowitz sponsor and Nathan Bruno signs up to play in event! Ante4autism will LIVE auction 3 great trips the evening of the event. There is a trip for up to 8 to Costa Rica (see attached), trip for 2 to Kenya (see attached)…
Las Vegas, December 16, 2018: Myra Stone will be sponsoring the event again with her father Jake Monnier. Myra is a Co-Host of the event and can relate to what parents go through being a mother of a son with Autism herself. Since day 1 of the Ante4autism event, Myra has been a huge supporter…
Special guest speaker: Jackson McQuiston, adult with Autism, will speak to crowd! Las Vegas, December 4, 2018: Jackson McQuiston, son of Mike McQuiston, President of Symbol, will be speaking to the crowd prior to the poker tournament. He will then play in the event for the 1st time! Jackson is 21 and lives in Richmond,…
Las Vegas, October 30, 2018: Eclipse International & Eastman House sign up as $5,000 Platinum Sponsors! Planned Furniture Promotions renews their $2,500 Gold Sponsorship, as does Big Sandy Superstore at the Silver $1,000 level! They join Leggett & Platt Inc. as the Presenting sponsor and Symbol Mattress as the Final Table sponsor for the 2019…
Ashley, Furniture First Buying Group and Protect A Bed sponsor 11th Event! Ante4autism web site has been completely redesigned – Ante4autism.com! Las Vegas, September 28, 2018: Ashley Furniture Industries Inc. and Furniture First National Buying Group sign on as $10,000 Diamond sponsors again for the 11th Annual Ante4autism event! Protect A Bed signs on again…
CDC raises prevalence to 1 in 59 children! Founder commits to raise even more in 2019! Las Vegas, July 20, 2018: The proceeds of the 10th Annual Ante4autism charity event were presented to the five Autism charities over the past few months. Check presented to President Jim Tressel at The Rich Center for Autism at…
Beat Autism Now runs an annual fundraiser, Ante Up for Autism, which is a poker tournament in Las Vegas. The proceeds go to five different autism-related charities. Founder of Beat Autism Now Doug Krinsky said he and his wife are making the donation to N.A.A.S.E.O. because it’s their goal to help as many families who are connected…
Bedding Editor David Perry talks to Doug Krinsky about the growing support for his Ante4Autism event, held in Las Vegas each January. (Video series sponsored by Symbol Mattress.)
The 10th Annual Ante4autism event was held Saturday night at the Golden Nugget and set a new record by raising over $130,000! The winner was Todd Gerdes from Restonic, who was presented the winner’s plaque by Co-Host Karina Jett and the runner up was local Las Vegas player Brian Heglund. “We set a record for…
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