More on the Henon Bluff

Turns out the Henon bluff is known as "floating." Here's what another site had to say about it.

The most common example of a pure bluff is the increasingly popular "float." Essentially, "floating" involves calling your opponent with nothing, with the intention of taking the pot away from him if he shows weakness on a later street. Typically, this move is attempted when you have position against a single opponent who has raised pre-flop.

WN Note: Beginner and intermediate players consistently raise pre-flop with broadway cards, and are consistently dissappointed. Isolate the pre-flop raiser and you've got good idea what cards he or she holds.

After raising pre-flop, most players make a standard continuation bet on the flop - whether they've improved their hand or not. However, comparatively few players are willing (or capable) of firing a second bullet (on the turn) without a real hand. Against opponents such as these, floating the flop can be very profitable.

To execute this move, simply call the continuation bet on the flop (independent of the strength of your hand - this is a pure bluff, remember!) and wait for your opponent to act on the turn.

The typical player tends to abandon the pot (checking and folding to a bet) if they've missed the flop, made a continuation bet and been called. They simply don't fire a second bullet often enough. This weakness is exploitable. Float the flop; then simply bet the turn if your opponent checks and fold (if you haven't got a hand) if he bets.

If you don't have position, you can fire a small "probe" bet on the turn, and if merely called, make your bluff on the river.

The goal is to force your opponent to reveal the true strength of his hand on the turn and act accordingly on this information. This is easier to do when you have position.

More on the "float"

http://www.parttimepoker.com/poker-strategy-articles/072007/floating-no-limit.html