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Ante4Autism Poker Event Moves to South Point Hotel and Casino

Furniture World News Desk on 6/7/2021


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.  “We are incredibly excited to move our event to the South Point Hotel and Casino for our 13th Annual Ante4autism event,” Founder Doug Krinsky said.  The Grandview Lounge will be open for registration at 2 PM, Saturday, 8/21 and the event will begin at 3 PM.  Rebuys and add ons will be permitted until 4:30 PM during the event.  (Pictured - South Point Hotel and Casino, Stuart Carlitz – CEO, Eclipse/Eastman House, Grandview lounge).

 

In addition, Eclipse/Eastman House has signed on once again as a Diamond $10,000 sponsor!  “Stuart Carlitz, CEO of Eclipse/Eastman House, has been with us since day 1 and his support as a Co-Host and sponsor are second to none!” stated Krinsky.  Symbol Mattress has also combined their sponsorship with the Corsicana Mattress Company who recently acquired Symbol.  We are glad to have Corsicana as a partner as well.  

 

There will also be a silent auction from Pacific Auction with great sports paraphernalia, jewelry and trips to unique vacation spots.  There will be free drinks for players and plenty of fun to be had at the South Point Hotel and Casino.  Celebrities will be making appearances and playing in the event again this year.  South Point will follow all local health guidelines and gaming rules for the event.  The buy in for the event will be $200, add ons and rebuys will be allowed for the 1.5 hours of play.  Players can pre-register online atAnte4autism.com.  We encourage players to pre-register to speed up the check in process the day of the event.  The Host Committee would like to thank Jason Sanborn and the team at the South Point Hotel and Casino for their support of our 13th Annual poker tournament and hosting our event during these unusual times!   

 

The sponsors include: 

 

  • $25,000 Presenting sponsor - Leggett & Platt, $15,000 Final Table Sponsor - Symbol Mattress/Corsicana Mattress Company
  • $10,000 Diamond sponsors – Eclipse/Eastman House, Karl & Cathi Glassman, Furniture First National Buying Group,
  • $5,000 Platinum sponsors – Symbol Mattress/Corsicana Mattress Company, Planned Furniture Promotions, 
  • $2,500 Gold sponsors - Precision Textiles, Big Sandy Superstore,
  • $1,000 Silver Sponsor – Roger Magowitz, Coconis Furniture, Myra Stone & Caroline Niccum, Shari Wagner, 
  • $500 Bronze sponsors – David Deye, Jones Nonwovens, Yelco Trucking Inc., Gary Fazio, Colonial LLC Display & Branding Specialist. 

 

Sponsorships are available and are listed on the Ante4autism.com web site or potential sponsors can contact Doug Krinsky at ante4autism@aol.com.  

 

The 5 Autism charities who will receive all net proceeds from the 13thAnte4Autism event are:  Rich Center for Autism, Cincinnati Center for Autism, F.E.A.T. – Families for Effective Autism Treatments of Southern Nevada, National Autism Association of Southeast Ohio and Autism Speaks. 

 

Founder Krinsky states, “We have added a new Co-Host for the event – Nick Hrkman, National Sales Manager from Symbol Mattress.”  Co-Hosts include:  Joey Amato – Rock N Roll City Mattress, Stuart Carlitz – Eclipse/Eastman House, Randy Coconis – Coconis Furniture, Nick Hrkman – Symbol Mattress, Karina Jett – KW Jett Real Estate Team, Doug Krinsky – Brooklyn Bedding, Mike McQuiston, Anthony Mehran – Huffman Koos Furniture, Phil Miner – Symbol Mattress, Allen Parvizian – APJL Consulting, Myra Stone – Independent Representative, David Wachendorfer – Intellibed, Jerry Williams – Retail Service Systems Inc.  

 

If you would like to sponsor or donate to the 13th Annual Ante4autism event in 2021, go to Ante4autism.com or email Doug at Ante4autism@aol.com or call Doug at 614-554-0802.  Players can go on the web site, sign up to play and sponsors can choose from the 5 levels of sponsorships on the site.  

 

Autism spectrum disorders are diagnosed in 1 in 59 children in the United States according to the CDC!!  The Co-Hosts are committed to helping the families and individuals impacted by Autism in any way they can.