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The only real secret is the highest percentage that is possible

Its not a secret, its just different in EVERY single case. Who the player is (as in how much revenue he generates), how he was signed up, his personal relationship with the affiliate, WHO the affiliate is (some offer higher %'s, but shitty service and vice versa)

There's no reason that a high volume player shouldn't be able to deal directly with a site to get the same deal as large affiliates.

Its not humanly possible for one person to generate as much revenue as even a small affiliate. And why would an affiliate manager at a poker site want to deal directly with numerous people when he can have a SPOC to do it for him?