Ed Asner hosted the 4th Annual Ed Asner & Friends Celebrity Poker Tournament For Autism Speaks sponsored by Steelcase on Saturday, raising over $63K for Southern California Chapter of Autism Speaks.

Dylan McDermott and Ed Asner
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Joining Ed Asner at the event were Rosie O'Donnell, Dylan McDermott, Ed Begley Jr., Michael McKean, Lou Diamond Phillips and many more.

The poker tournament raised over $64,000 to support the Southern California chapter of Autism Speaks. In addition to the Celebrity Poker Tournament, guests enjoyed a dinner buffet by Patina Catering; cocktails and silent/live auctions (speaks16.gesture.com) and poker prizes were given to the top three winners. Follow #ChipIn4Autism on Twitter to see celebrity tweets from the event.

SPONSORS: Venue Sponsor – Steelcase; Full House Sponsors – Kamus + Keller Interiors | Architecture, Newmark Grubb Knight Frank, Tangram, Turelk, Howard Building Corporation; Poker Sponsor – Environetics; Celebrity Sponsors – Sarah Silverman, Carmen Finestra; Community Sponsors – Haworth, Holwick Constructors, Pinnacle Communication Services; Media Sponsors – Warbasse Media, TekWorks.

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