Simple answer: Never
T-Three answer..........OK, I won't do that. (Teasin' T-Three)
But Serious I think you are "overthinking" this a bit. First comps are based upon a "percentage" of your theoretical loss. They will NEVER reach your total loss. So to be able to turn comps into a win alone is essentially impossible. However, if you are a PTPP as some call it here...... Or you don't bet high enough to totally want to avoid being ID'd and therefore don't even want to use comps, then comps can reduce any loss that you have at the tables or increase your win. Rooms and food obviously have a cost. Reduction in those expenses helps your bottom line. But they can NEVER be enough to replace losses.
For reference and fun, I have a couple of links for you. One gives you the actual estimation as a calculator of comps, though I think that BJ is comped at different levels depending upon what kind of player the "house" categorizes you as. I think they have basically three different levels and the better a player you are, the less they comp you. This has been a change in recent years. Basic strategy players do NOT get the same comps as what folks call "ploppies" or John Q Public on this forum. This is from PERSONAL experience over the years. I do NOT get near what I used to get for the same level of betting in the past. The casinos are smarter or tighter whichever way you want to describe it.
Link: www.vegastripping.com/compcalculator/
Here is a link from BJ 21 and is a very GOOD analysis on comp play v. your EV and what it's REALLY worth. And it's from one of our esteemed members, The LV Bear:
Link: //bj21.com/advantageplay/comps/valueofcomps.shtml
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