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11th Annual Ante4Autism Event Raises New Record

Furniture World News Desk on 2/7/2019


Ante4Autism, the annual charity poker tournament, announced that the 11th annual event was a record breaker at the Golden Nugget in Las Vegas.  A record $147,187 was raised at the Texas Hold’em tournament in the Grand Event Center. The grand total raised for all 11 events rises to $712,386.  Excitement was in the air as celebrities, professional poker players, sponsors and players filled the room. 

The 2019 Grand Champion was Corky Richardson. The Ante4autism.com web site has all the details and pictures from the event.

Sponsors for the Ante4autism were:

 

  • Presenting Sponsor: Leggett & Platt Inc.
  • Final Table Sponsor: Symbol Mattress
  • $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 Sponsors: 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 5 Autism charities who will receive proceeds from the 11th 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.    

More about Ante4Autism: 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.

The 5 Autism charities who will receive proceeds from the 11th 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.