Who was the winner of the 2009 premiere of a game show that also featured a contestant who is the American professional poker player who won both the 2004 World Series of Poker Tournament of Champions and the National Heads-Up Poker Championship in 2010?
The Apprentice (U.S. season 8) The Celebrity Apprentice 2 (also known as The Apprentice 8) is the eighth installment of the reality game show, "Celebrity Apprentice". It premiered on March 1, 2009. "The Celebrity Apprentice 2" aired for two hours on Sundays at 9:00 Eastern time. Joan Rivers was the winner, while Annie Duke was the runner-up. Brande Roderick, Dennis Rodman, and Claudia Jordan all returned for All-Star Celebrity Apprentice. Roderick, Rodman, and Jordan placed 7th, 9th, and 11th, respectively, with Rodman and Jordan unable to raise anything and Roderick was able to raise $20,000.
Jerry Yang (poker player) Xao "Jerry" Yang (; born 1967) is an ethnic Hmong poker player from Temecula, California and the 2007 World Series of Poker Main Event champion.