Joan Rivers calles Annie Duke a “Nazi”

The commissioner of the World Series of Poker commissioner said Tuesday that he thinks that cardplayer Annie Duke’s presence on reality show “Celebrity Apprentice” will be good for the game, despite repeated insults thrown at Duke and the profession by Joan Rivers.

Commissioner Jeffrey Pollack mentioned Rivers’ name unexpectedly during a news conference when a reporter asked him if he thought a woman would eventually win the series’ no-limit Texas Hold ‘em main event.

“We would love to see a woman win the main event … unless that woman happens to be Joan Rivers,” Pollack said.

Pollack said during the same news conference that series organizers planned to monitor players’ conduct more closely during the tournaments to more effectively dole out punishments for violations like taunting at the table.

The 75-year-old comedian called Duke a “Nazi” and said all poker players were “beyond white trash” in an episode of the NBC show that aired Sunday. Rivers’ anger at Duke built over several episodes, but she unleashed her fury after her daughter Melissa was fired by Donald Trump on the reality show.

“Your people, you give money with blood on it,” Rivers said….

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