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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…

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…