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101 reasons to play (or not to play) pool. A book that all players will appreciate.

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AURORA, CO, September 23, 2005 - This is not just another pool book. "You Might Be A D Player If..." Samm Diep's first book, is a witty, lighthearted tribute to pool devotees across America. "Pool players everywhere will relate to this book," says Diep, an experienced hand at pool herself. "It sets out to good-naturedly point out all the goofy, wacky things we pool nuts do while playing our favorite game." Subtitled, "101 Classic Moves That All Pool Players Can Appreciate," Diep's book is packed with over 100 pages of stories and illustrations. Collected over her years of experience in the pool community, "You Might Be A D Player If..." will strike many familiar chords with enthusiasts. "Placing your beer in the table pocket, resting your cigarette on the rail, smacking your gum, flipping the rack, - we've all seen it or done it at some point," says Diep. The book is already encountering avid responses from players everywhere. "I love it," says Max Eberle, UPA Touring Pro. "Every player and pool hall should own a copy!" "As a one-time leaguer myself, I got a lot of laughs in reading it," says WPBA Pro, Megan Minerich. "In some way, deep down, we can all be D players. Enjoy!" Measuring 5.5 inches by 5.5 inches, it's the perfect size for any stocking, "You Might Be A D Player If..." will be out just in time for the holidays. Copies booked in advanced will be sold at the special price of only $9.95, and as a pre-press special, resellers receive every fifth book free. "This book is a fun read - you can go through it in one sitting or savor it by picking it up and flipping through a few pages at a time," says Diep. "If you are or know a D Player, or indeed any pool junkie, this will be just the perfect gift for them." "You Might Be A D Player If..." can be ordered from Samm's Side Pocket, by calling 303.667.8000 or visiting http://www.SammsPocket.com. The retail price is $12.95 ($9.95 for advanced pre-press orders) plus $3 shipping/handling. Please visit the web site for more details.ClearLeaf Press is a dba of Samm's Side Pocket, offering fun and unique products for pool players....
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Executive Billiards" DELTA-13 Rack Continues Making Headway in the Billiard Industry with New Marketing Representation

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PARKER, CO, June 12, 2008 - Executive Billiards, makers of the DELTA-13 rack, is pleased to announce their marketing alignment with Samm Diep of Aurora, Colorado (creator of SammsPocket.com and PoolTipJar.com). Diep will be promoting and representing the DELTA-13 rack at upcoming professional and amateur events across the country in 2008. So far in 2008, the DELTA-13 rack is already the official rack for the UPA Tour and Tony Robles Predator 9-Ball Tour. It was also the sponsoring rack for the 8th Annual Predator International 10-Ball Championships in Las Vegas, NV. It will also be the official rack for the BCA GenerationPool.com 9-Ball Championships in Charlotte, NC during the BCA tradeshow. "I'm thrilled to have someone with her experience so close to home," says Terry Taggart, founder of Executive Billiards. Samm Diep, "Cherry Bomb", semi-professional player, instructor, writer, reporter, and author of "You Might Be A D Player If..." has a degree in marketing and comes from a strong business and marketing background. She plans to use her expertise and relationships in the industry to educate players on the quality of the DELTA-13 rack. "I couldn't represent a product that I didn't truly believe in. The wooden and plastic racks can't touch the DELTA-13. It's truly state of the art," says Diep. She has been using the DELTA-13 rack during all her practice and teaching sessions. She's not the only one excited about that rack so far. There's already a buzz amongst the professionals that have been using it in the tournaments. "It's the best rack I've ever seen. There are no spaces in between the balls. It's awesome!" says Tony Robles, Professional Player and Predator 9-Ball Tour Director. "My custom laser engraved rack looks beautiful and works great! Straight pool enthusiasts will love the small size of this rack
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If ever there was the perfect time to bring your friends to GrandBilliards, now is that time!

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Nicosia, Cyprus, September 11, 2008 - The game of pool has always been a great way to make new friends and to keep in touch with old ones. GrandBilliards has realized this phenomenon and we are proud to release our new Invite a Friend system. With our new Invite a Friend system players are now capable of bringing their old friends into the world of online pool and introduce them to their new friends that they met on GrandBilliards. Aside from being able to play with one another one on one, friends are welcome to chat during games. As well as players surrounding themselves with people they know, at GrandBilliards, we believe that friends bringing friends to our platform is the best way to supply the online Billiards world with a safe and secure playing environment. It is also our personal belief that when friends play with one another it makes the online pool experience that much more interesting, and it doesn't help that GrandBilliards offers the best online pool software on the internet. The tables are so life like that you will get the full billiards experience without leaving the comfort of your desk. Whether at work or at home, you can get together with your buddies and get a game together, or make new friends with the other players in the Lobby. Think of GrandBilliards as the neighborhood watering hole, just that the neighborhood is not limited to physical distance. You can bring whoever you want, and whenever you want, our pool hall never closes. Just as you would meet your buddies at the neighborhood pool hall and the best player within the group would brag about their skills, now GrandBilliards players can invite their friends from all over the world. As your own skills improve you can take your friends on in our sit and go tournaments and brag about your winnings when you emerge the winner. With online pool at GrandBilliards you can still share the same fun and intimate experience that your neighbourhood pool hall can provide. You never have to wait, there's always a free table, or you can create your own and invite your friend to come and play with you. All of your options are open. Just as our pool hall never closes, we are inviting all of our players to bring as many of their friends as possible so that they can take us where ever they go with a lap top. That's right, each month GrandBilliards is showing our players just how important a friendly online pool community is to us, by giving away our most enthusiastic friend a lap top computer. So get by with a little help from your friends. All players who invite friends that register to GrandBilliards will automatically be given the opportunity to win the lap top, regardless if they are FUN or Real Money players, it's all about online pool community. To learn how to send invitations to your friends just got to the GrandBilliards website. http://www.grandbilliards.com...
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