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15th Annual Ante4Autism Event Raises a Record $160,943

Furniture World News Desk on 8/1/2023

Lee Muth from PFP takes home “Apollo Jett” Grand Champion trophy.
Lee Muth from PFP takes home “Apollo Jett” Grand Champion trophy.

The 15th Annual Ante4autism set a new record and raised $160,943 Saturday, July 29 at the South Point Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas.  The Ante4autism charity event has raised a total of $1,314,490 over 15 years.

The winner this year was Lee Muth of PFP (Planned Furniture Promotions).  The event this year attracted over 150 professional poker players, sponsor players, local players, sponsors, charities and spectators to South Point. 

The 5 Autism charities to receive proceeds from the 15th Annual Ante4autism event are:  Project FOCUS at the Center for Autism Spectrum Disorders at UNLV, The Hope Fund - a division of International Hyperbarics Association (IHA), The Rich Center for Autism at Youngstown State University, National Autism Association of Southeast Ohio, andAutism Speaks.  Several of the charities were present to see the festivities that night.

2023 Sponsors:  

  • $25,000 Presenting Sponsor: Leggett & Platt Inc.
  • $15,000 Final Table Sponsor:  Bedding Industries of America
  • $10,000 Diamond Sponsors: Furniture First National Buying Group, 3Z Brands
  • $5,000 Platinum Sponsors:  Karl & Cathi Glassman, Anonymous, Planned Furniture Promotions (PFP), TD Bank, Carpenter Co., Ashley
  • $2,500 Gold Sponsors:  Coconis Furniture and Mattress 1st, Big Sandy Superstore, Pete and Jenny Primeau, Archbold Furniture
  • $1,000 Silver Sponsors:  Phil Hellmuth X 2, Dr. Joyce Cassen, Janet Pickett, Therapedic International, Roger Magowitz, Joe Matekja Jr, BoxDrop,Customatic Technologies, Anonymous, AP Auctions, Crane’s Mattress,Southerland, Wright, Gail & Marty Komisar
  • $500 Bronze Sponsors:  Herb & Beth Gaines, David White, Matthew Connolly - Bedding Industries of America, Englander, Colonial, David Deye, Gail & Marty Komisar 
  • Special Donations:  Leggett & Platt, Tempur + Sealy, Serta Simmons Bedding, Keith Caldwell, Ultra Comfort, Pure Care

There were plenty of celebrities and media at the ever growing event this year:  William Hung, Norman Chad, Jeff Madsen, Jesse Sylvia, Chip Jett, Kenna James, Richard Laguna, Ashley Sleeth all played at the event.  Todd Dewey from the Las Vegas Journal, Sheila Long O’Mara from Furniture Today and Alex Milstein from Bedding News Now also played in the event. 

The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) recently released the latest incidence #’s and now the rate is 1 in 36 kids are on the Autism spectrum.  Now is the time to help support these families, kids and adults on the Autism spectrum.  

Co-Hosts included:  Joey Amato – Rock N Roll City Mattress, Stuart Carlitz – Bedding Industries of America, Bo Coconis – Coconis Furniture, Randy Coconis – Coconis Furniture, Nick Hrkman – Southerland Sleep, Karina Jett – Coldwell Banker Premier Realty, Mike McQuiston - Carpenter, Anthony Mehran – Huffman Koos Furniture, Allen Parvizian – AP Auctions, Myra Stone – Independent Representative, David Wachendorfer – Delandis Sleep, Jerry Williams – Retail Service Systems Inc.