Anne LaBarr "Annie" Duke (née Lederer; September 13, 1965) is an American professional poker player and author.
 She holds a World Series of Poker (WSOP) gold bracelet from 2004 and used to be the leading money winner among women in WSOP history (a title now held by Vanessa Selbst).
 Duke won the 2004 World Series of Poker Tournament of Champions and the National Heads-Up Poker Championship in 2010.
 She has written a number of instructional books for poker players, including "Decide to Play Great Poker" and "The Middle Zone", and she published her autobiography, "How I Raised, Folded, Bluffed, Flirted, Cursed, and Won Millions at the World Series of Poker", in 2005.
Dag Palovič (* 4 January 1975, Bratislava) is a Slovak professional poker player, businessman and a former TV host.
 Since 1 January 2011, he is a member of PokerStars Team Pro, first and as of October 2011 only sponsored poker player from Slovakia.
 He is best known for making two European Poker Tour (EPT) final tables as well as being the only player from Slovakia who has cashed in the World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event, finishing 120th in 2009 and 37th in 2010.
 As of March 2013, he is second leading Slovak all time money list with career earnings of $909,405 and is also an author of first Slovak poker book on poker titled "Ako sa stať poker pro" (How to become a poker pro), co-authored by 1983 World Series Of Poker champion Tom McEvoy.
 From 2000 until 2004 he was CEO and Chairman Of The Board of Directors of "ad pepper media Slovakia, a.s.", the daughter company of one of the world´s leading e-Adverising german-dutch agency "ad pepper media International N.V." for Slovak and Czech Republic.
Andy Frankenberger is a professional poker player and former equity derivatives trader from New York City.
 In his first year as a professional poker player, Frankenberger was named World Poker Tour (WPT) Season IX Player of the Year.
 Card Player Magazine described this as one of poker's best rookie years in a September 2011 cover story.
 Frankenberger followed this up by winning back to back bracelets at the World Series of Poker in 2011 and 2012.
 He has been prominently featured in financial media including The Wall Street Journal, Fox Business Network, and Bloomberg Television.
Vanessa Ashley Rousso (born February 5, 1983) is an American professional poker player.
 Born in White Plains, New York, Rousso holds dual citizenship with the United States and France.
 Rousso was a member of Team PokerStars from 2006 to 2015, with the online name Lady Maverick.
 She is a spokesperson for GoDaddy.com.
 She has earned money as a professional poker player since 2005, and has become one of the game's sex symbols.
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.
David Catapano is an American celebrity chef, professional poker player, and reality television personality.
 He is known for his mastery in Italian Cuisine and his self-developed "Twisted Mediterranean" style.
 However, he is most notable for having appeared on a wide variety of cooking TV shows, including the long-running FoodyTV show "Italian Style with Chef Catman" and "Food Network" shows such as iron chef and chopped.
 Over the years he pioneered several catchphrases, including "My Kitchen, My rules!"
, "Bada Bing!"
 and "Why, No?"
 Catapano is an avid poker player and has played professionally and for large charity events.
 Sometimes billed a Celebrity Poker Player because of his chef profile.
Tommy Angelo (born August 25, 1958) is an Oakland, California professional poker player, writer, and coach.
 Angelo was a career musician in the 1980's, performing rock and country on drums and piano.
 In 1990, he became a full-time professional poker player.
 Since then has since written 100 magazine articles, written and produced 18 poker training videos, and written and published three books on poker.
William E. Baxter, Jr. (born 1940) is an American professional poker player and sports bettor.
 He has won numerous tournament titles in his career as a professional poker player, including seven World Series of Poker bracelets.
Howard Henry Lederer (born October 30, 1963) is an American professional poker player.
 He has won two World Series of Poker bracelets and holds two World Poker Tour titles.
 Lederer has also contributed to several books on poker strategy and has provided commentary for poker programming.
 He is known by poker fans and players as "The Professor" and is the older brother of professional poker player Annie Duke.
Viacheslav Zhukov (c. 1989) is a Russian professional poker player who has won two World Series of Poker bracelets. Prior to becoming a professional poker player, Zhukov was a geologist in Russia.
 he has career earnings of $940,000, $838,000 of which was earned at the World Series of Poker.

Question: This Celebrity Apprentice 2 runner up is an American professional poker player and what?
Answer: author