PokerStars is retiring Full Tilt Poker but would keep it for itself.

Amaya, PokerStars’ parent company, announced its decision to merge Full Tilt Poker onto the PokerStars platform earlier this week, to boost liquidity, streamline development and improve the overall player experience.

The announcement wasn’t a big surprise as Full Tilt, which used to be runner-up behind PokerStars to lead the online poker pack, has sagged to 11th on PokerScout.com’s traffic report.

Full Tilt became a weakness to Amaya and the operator had to find a way to cut it loose.