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 a Studio Collection bed to Ante4autism for the silent auction. Sleepy Town Mattress in Detroit has also recently signed on as a $1,000 Silver sponsor. Ante4autism Founder, Doug Krinsky and all Co-Hosts would like to thank Tempur-Pedic and Stearns & Foster, as well as Sleepy Town Mattress for partnering with us to help the families impacted by Autism.
The 18th Annual Ante4autism poker event will be Saturday, 7/25 at the South Point Hotel and Casino. Players can register now online at Ante4autism.com. Entry fee is only $200 for the event in Las Vegas! There are now 10 great travel experiences on the Ante4autism.com website. Supporters can buy now by contacting Doug Krinsky or bid on the experiences during the silent auction the day of the event. There are travel trips to such places as: Waste Mgmt Skybox, Key West, Montana, Kentucky Bourbon Trail, Sicily, Boston Red Sox, Napa, Oahu, Iceland and the Red River Gorge!!
2026 sponsors as of this release:
$25,000 Presenting Sponsor (Sold out): Bedding Industries of America
$15,000 Final Table Sponsor (Sold out): 3Z Brands
$10,000 Diamond Sponsor (No limit): Furniture First National Buying Group
$5,000 Platinum Sponsors (No limit): Karl & Cathi Glassman, Krinsky’s Taekwondo Academy, Serta Simmons Bedding, PFP – Planned Furniture Promotions, Bread Financial, Leggett & Platt, Ashley, Englander
$2,500 Gold Sponsors (No limit): Krinsky’s Taekwondo Academy
$1,000 Silver Sponsors (No limit): R & A Marketing, Boise Mattress, Sleepy Town Mattress
$500 Bronze Sponsors (No limit): Mattress Depot, Gardner’s Mattress and More, Colonial
Special Donations: R & A Marketing, Leggett & Platt, Tempur-Pedic, Stearns & Foster
The five Autism charities that will receive the proceeds from this year’s event are: AJ Foundation, Avenues of Autism, Bridgeway Academy, Feat of Southern Nevada, and the NAASEO – National Autism Association of SE Ohio. All the charities are listed on Ante4autism.com with a link to each charity to see the great work each charity does for the families.
Founder Krinsky would like to thank all the Co-Hosts, as they volunteer their time. Co-Hosts include: Joey Amato – Rock N Roll City Mattress, Myra Anneken – Mother of a child with Autism, Stuart Carlitz – Bedding Industries of America, Bo Coconis – Coconis Furniture, Randy Coconis – Coconis Furniture, Nick Hrkman – 3Z Brands, Karina Jett – Keller Williams VIP, Andrew Kauffman – Furniture First, Mack Kauffman – Furniture First, Mike McQuiston – Casper, Anthony Mehran – Huffman Koos Furniture, David Wachendorfer – Ashley, Jerry Williams – Retail Service Systems Inc.
