Record # of sponsors, celebrities and poker pros sign up to play and compete for largest prize pool yet – $15,000!

$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 11^th Annual event.

Doors will open at 6 PM, event begins at 7 PM.  Public is welcome to play or just come and watch the action.  Players can register at Ante4autism.com, $150 entry fee, $50 add ons and rebuys available!  All players need to have a Golden Nugget players card, which can be obtained at the event or prior to event at the Golden Nugget.

Ante4autism Co-Hosts would like to thank all sponsors: Leggett & Platt Inc. is the Presenting sponsor, Symbol Mattress is the Final Table sponsor, $10,000 Diamond Sponsors: Ashley Furniture, Furniture First, $5,000 Platinum Sponsors:  Brooklyn Bedding, Protect A Bed, Eclipse International/Eastman House, Karl & Cathi Glassman, $2,500 Gold Sponsor:  Huffman Koos Furniture, Restonic, A. Lava and Son Co., Planned Furniture Promotions, $1,000 Silver sponsor Customatic Technologies, Elfa International, Box Drop Mattress and Furniture Direct,Janet Pickett, Mantua, Intellibed, Roger Magowitz, Angelique Clark, Jake Monnier & Myra Stone, Big Sandy Superstore, HFA Next Generation Now, Coconis Furniture, Custom Fundraising Solutions and Malouf, $500 Bronze Sponsor: Crane’s Mattress, David Deye,Furniture Fair, Devan Chemical, Uown, Gary Fazio, Jones Non Wovens, Maxime Knitting, Englander/Englander President & CEO Kevin Toman, Richmond Furniture Gallery and Joyce Cassen, MD.

The 11^th annual Ante4autism event will be held in the Grand Event Center of the Golden Nugget.  Jackson McQuiston, an adult with Autism, will be the guest speaker.  There will be a silent auction and live auction of some very special items.  Sponsorship guidelines are on the web site (Ante4autism.com), with a complete explanation of each level of sponsorship.

The 5 Autism charities who will receive proceeds from the 11^th Ante4autism event are:  Reece School in NYC, Stynchula Foundation, Cleveland Clinic Center for Autism, National Autism Association of Southeast Ohio and Autism Speaks. Co-Hosts of the Ante4autism event:  Joseph Amato, Stuart Carlitz, Randy Coconis, Karina Jett, Doug Krinsky, Mike McQuiston, Anthony Mehran, Phil Miner, Allen Parvizian, Myra Stone, and Jerry Williams.

Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) are diagnosed in 1 in 59 children in the United States according to the CDC!!  It is 4 times more prevalent in boys than girls. ASD occurs in all racial, ethnic and socioeconomic groups. The Co-Hosts are committed to helping the families and individuals impacted by Autism in any way they can.