Google will temporarily give many sites a big boost and rank them well for a while. There is more about it here at seo chat (and they talk about H1/H2)
http://forums.seochat.com/google-optimization-7/importance-of-h1-and-h2-tags-1302.htmlWhile H tags aren't as important as they used to be, they are still important and definitely should be done.
more info on H tags:
http://www.free-press-release.com/news/200904/1238564057.html