We consider the Gaussian beta-ensemble when $β$ scales with $n$ the number of particles such that $\displaystyle{{n}^{-1}\ll β\ll 1}$. Under a certain regime for $β$, we show that the largest particle satisfies a large deviations principle in $\mathbb{R}$ with speed $nβ$ and explicit rate function. As a consequence, the largest particle converges in probability to $2$, the rightmost point of the semicircle law.