Mohammed Moeini, known in Biloxi poker circles as "Moe", was murdered at the motel he owned, over a dispute involving money.

On Wednesday, April 27, 32-year-old Jeremy Alesunder Reynolds got in an argument with Moeini over money, and shot him dead. He also killed two other employees at the Broadway Inn Express, which was owned by Moeini. It is not clear what the money matter was about, and it's not clear if Reynolds was an employee or guest there at any point. This occurred in Bixoxi, Mississippi.

Reynolds also carjacked a public works staffer and killed him in the process, while attempting to escape. Police caught up with him, and he barricaded himself in a supermarket, before likely shooting himself dead. He was found dead after a few hours, but police aren't releasing the cause.

Here is Reynolds, now deceased, in a mugshot from a previous crime:




Here is Mohammed Moeini:




Moeini is the second poker player to have been murdered in recent weeks. On April 4, late 2000s shortstacking specialist Lorin Yelle was murdered in a wrong-place-wrong-time incident at a gas station. However, in this case Moeini knew his attacker, whereas Yelle was killed by a complete stranger.



Broadway Inn Express has very poor reviews online, earning a horrendous 1.5 stars on Tripadvisor, 2.2 stars on Google Reviews, and 1 star on Yelp. It is frequently cited to be dirty and full of roaches, and that its location near the beach is its only asset. I do wonder if Reynolds was a former guest there, perhaps staying there weekly, who was in some sort of dispute over that stay.

Moeini was described by peers in this Pokernews article to be a friendly and nice guy at the tables. While I believe that, it's possible that running a dirty, low-end motel was his undoing, possibly due to the clientele who frequented it.

I am not saying the situation was Moe's fault at all. It was 100% the fault of the psycho who murdered 4 people. However, this is a cautionary tale of the dangers of running a business where the expected clientele can be dangerous and/or unstable.

Moeini was 51 years old.

RIP