Annie Duke reached the final table of the $10,000 buy-in World Championship of Omaha High-Low Eight or Better at the 2009 World Series of Poker (WSOP). It was one of her first appearances in the spotlight since finishing as the runner-up in NBC’s hit reality series Celebrity Apprentice. Duke sat down with Poker News Daily to discuss the reaction at the Rio. Poker News Daily: What has been the reaction during the 2009 WSOP? Has anyone jokingly called you “Hitler”? Duke: I expect people to laugh, but I think most people are sensitive to that comment not being funny, particularly since there are anti-Semitic things going on in the news. Most people just tell me I should have won Celebrity Apprentice and it was rigged. Obviously, all people don’t believe that and I’m getting a biased sample. PND: How did the public reaction to Celebrity Apprentice trend during the season? Duke: On the Celebrity Apprentice blog and fan sites midway through the show, the commentary was about 50/50. Half of the comments were defensive of me and half were repeating what Joan Rivers said. One of the problems was that Melissa Rivers and Joan used the private interviews to frame a story. Brande Roderick ...