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  Inducing a bluff is sort of like the poker version of performing the Heimlich maneuver. Your opponent is choking on a big bankroll and you are just helping them to spit it up. This is an act of mercy on your part. It's beautiful in its own way. Now if you are going to induce a bluff, the first thing you have to accept is the fact that you are going to have to act very passively. When you are looking for good role model for passive behavior, think of Fay Wray in King Kong. You are the helpless waif in the grip of an ape for whom species doesn't seem to be a barrier when it comes to meaningful relationships.



  If you have flopped a three-of-a-kind, full house or other such hand, what you are going to do is slowplay this round by checking. An aggressive move, especially if you are in an early position, will signal to the rest of the table that you either don't know what you are doing or that you have a monster hand. The possibility that you are holding some frightening cards will scare the drawing hands away.



  If you check, somebody in a late position will take note of your weakness and try to encourage you to fold by betting, even if their cards are relatively weak. They will believe that they can bluff because you have already shown weakness. There will be the temptation to check-raise here, but hold your fire. If you simply call their bet and leave it at that they will think you are working on a drawing hand and are simply willing to pay to see the next card.



  If you check the next round as well, your opponent will still read your weak behavior, and think they can drive you out of the hand. In this case they may raise you in the hopes of forcing you to fold. In this case you can now do your check-raise, and re-raise them. They will feel the noose close around their neck and any bright player will know they have stepped into a trap. They will probably fold.



  Good Luck!